Nephele vau Walker, 1856 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Nephele vau Walker, 1856
Nephele vau is a common sphingid moth found across most of sub-Saharan Africa, being rarer in southern Africa.
Nephele vau (Walker, 1856) is a moth species belonging to the family Sphingidae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1856. This moth is common across most of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, though it occurs less frequently in southern Africa.
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