Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Nephele (genus)/  Nephele rosae (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Butler, 1875
Citation:	Nephele rosae, n. sp.
Original genus:	Nephele
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1875e. Descriptions of thirty-three new or little-known species of Sphingidae in the collection of the British Museum.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1875
Issue:	1
Pagination:	14–15
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501159 https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501159

Nephele rosae rosae (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo, Bas Congo], Boma, ii.1876, leg. Monteiro.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Angola		D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History). page 142
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Central African Republic		Basquin P. & Pierre J. 2005. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphinx de la République Centrafricaine avec descriptions de nouvelles espèce et sous-espèce et d'une femelle inédite (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 505
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Bas Congo	Butler A. G. 1875e. Descriptions of thirty-three new or little-known species of Sphingidae in the collection of the British Museum. page 15
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Gabon		Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 262
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Sierra Leone		D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History). page 142
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Uganda		D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History). page 142

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Uncaria africana	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 247
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875	Uncaria sp.	Rubiaceae	Cameroon	Schultze A. 1914. Zur Kenntnis der ersten Stände von einigen west- und zentralafrikanischen Heteroceren. page 128

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Nephele rosae rosae (1)

Nephele rosae rosae (2)

Nephele rosae rosae (3)

Nephele rosae rosae (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Nephele destigmata Strand, 1912	Strand, 1912	species	Misapplied	Nephele destigmata