Nephele comma - Comma hawk
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique (left) and Ndundu Lodge, Vumba (right).
Species details:
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Notes:
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Largely green and brown Hawk with a white comma-shaped clear spot in the forewing. Note that form derasa actually lacks the white comma mark on the forewing (photo right). |
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Distribution:
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Widespread over most of Subsaharan Africa |
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Related plant genera:
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Related plant species:
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| Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae | Carissa spinarum (Food plant)
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Literature:
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africanmoths.com |
Copyright:
The Burundi flora team, 2024-25
The Burundi flora team
(2025).
Flora of Burundi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Nephele comma . https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400780, retrieved 1 April 2025
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