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Ramana Athreya @ IISER-Pune
Research : Moths : Sphingidae

Sphingidae of Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India (Species Notes)

Sphingidae : Macroglossinae

Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775)

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Nephele_hespera Nephele_hespera
MothSph_Nephele_hespera_0_CH052011b.jpg http://tpittaway.tripod.com (Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic)

Identification:
Image match in SOTEP, MOT2. Silver spots on forewing diagnostic when present. Spindle-shaped pale marginal area, 3 pairs of irregular across the disc and base.

Reference:
Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic

Photo Credits:
Eaglenest Biodiversity Project


28 February 2013, Ramana Athreya