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Nephele hespera  (Fabricius, 1775)


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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: ​Sphingidae
Subfamily: ​Macroglossinae
​Tribe: ​Macroglossini
Genus: Nephele
Species: hespera


  • Common names: Crepuscular hawk Moth
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,Vietnam, Southern China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum
  • Additional notes: Attracted to Blacklight
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Image locations

Images of Nephele hespera from Thailand.
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Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775) Female Chaiyaphum December
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Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775) Female Chaiyaphum December
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Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775) Male Chaiyaphum July
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Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775) Male Chaiyaphum July

References: ​
Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic​
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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