Nephele accentifera Palisot de Beauvois is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nephele accentifera Palisot de Beauvois

Nephele accentifera Palisot de Beauvois

Nephele accentifera, the accented hawk, is a common Sphingidae moth found across most of the Ethiopian Region.

Family
Genus
Nephele
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nephele accentifera Palisot de Beauvois

Nephele accentifera, commonly known as the accented hawk, is a moth belonging to the family Sphingidae. This species was first formally described by Palisot de Beauvois in 1821. It is widespread and common across most habitat types throughout the Ethiopian Region, with the exception of Madagascar and the Cape Peninsula.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Nephele

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