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Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Nephele (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hopffer, 1857
Citation:Nephele comma Hpfr.
Original genus:Nephele
Publication:Hopffer H. C. 1857. Diagnosen der von Peters aus Mossambique mitgebrachten Lepidoptera.
Journal:Monatsberichte der Königlich Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin
Volume:1857
Issue:
Pagination:421
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11071445
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Nephele comma (1)
Taxonomic note:

See also H. C. Hopffer (1862: 424; pl. 27, fig. 12).

Hopffer H. C. 1862. Lepidoptera. Schmetterlinge. – In: Peters, W. C. H., Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 aufgeführt.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, MfN. Mozambique Mozambique, leg. Peters.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Angola Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge. page 25
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Burkina Faso Prost A. 1986. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae de Haute-Volta (Lep.). page xxii
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Cameroon Strand E. 1914j. Lepidoptera aus Kamerun. page 144
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Central African Republic Closs A. 1914. Nephele triangulifera forma nova (Lep. Het. Sphing.). page 317 (as triangulifera)
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Congo Rougeot P.-C. 1966b. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. XXXIV. Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 1230
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Debauche H. R. 1942. Lepidoptera, Heterocera. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. De Witte (1933–1935). page 26
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 193 (as viridescens)
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page N. Voaden
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 300
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 71
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Equatorial Guinea Holland W. J. 1889. Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa. Paper II. List of African Sphingidae received during the years 1887 and 1888. page 68
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Ethiopia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 102
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Gabon Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 261
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Gambia Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 493
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Ghana Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 71 (as charoba)
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Guinea Hopffer H. C. 1862. Lepidoptera. Schmetterlinge. – In: Peters, W. C. H., Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 aufgeführt. page 424
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Kenya Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 102
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 159
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Madagascar Clark B. P. 1927. Descriptions of twelve new Sphingidae and remarks upon two other species. page 108 (as microstigma)
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Malawi Händel J. 1998. Kommentiertes Verzeichnis der Sphingiden der Afrika-Expeditionen des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin – ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Schwärmerfauna des südlichen Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 381
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Mali Eitschberger U. & Müller G. 2014b. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna von Zentralmali, Nordwest-Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 210
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Mozambique Hopffer H. C. 1857. Diagnosen der von Peters aus Mossambique mitgebrachten Lepidoptera. page 421
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Namibia Händel J. 1998. Kommentiertes Verzeichnis der Sphingiden der Afrika-Expeditionen des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin – ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Schwärmerfauna des südlichen Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 381
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Nigeria Boorman J. 1960a. Notes on the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nigeria. page 117
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Rwanda Turlin B. 2023. Liste des Sphinx répertoriés au Rwanda. page 28
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Darge Ph. 1980. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae récoltés au Natal par Claude Herbulot. page 10
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Mpumalanga van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 24
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Eastern Cape Eitschberger U. 2021. Die Sphingidae der Asante Sana Farm in Südafrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 168
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Gauteng page J. Heyns
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 68
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Tanzania Strand E. 1912i. Über Lepidoptera aus Mkatta und Morogoro in Deutsch Ost-Afrika, nebst Beiträgen zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Taragama-Arten. page 69
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Togo Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 38
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 5
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 463
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Zimbabwe Händel J. 1998. Kommentiertes Verzeichnis der Sphingiden der Afrika-Expeditionen des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin – ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Schwärmerfauna des südlichen Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 381
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Anthonotha macrophylla Fabaceae Nigeria MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 105
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Anthonotha macrophylla Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Carissa macrocarpa Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72 (as C. grandiflora)
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Carissa sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Carissa sp. Apocynaceae South Africa MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 105
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon Apocynaceae South Africa MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 105
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Diplorhynchus sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Landolphia calabarica Apocynaceae 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 comma Hopffer, 1857 Landolphia hirsuta Apocynaceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 71
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 Landolphia owariensis Apocynaceae 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 comma Hopffer, 1857 Saba comorensis Apocynaceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 71 (As Saba florida)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Nephele derasa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 species Synonym Nephele derasa
Nephele microstigma Clark, 1927 Clark, 1927 species Misapplied Nephele microstigma
Nephele triangulifera Closs, 1914 Closs, 1914 species Synonym Nephele triangulifera