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Nephele comma - Comma hawk

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Nephele comma
Nephele comma

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique (left) and Ndundu Lodge, Vumba (right).

Species details:

Notes: 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).
Distribution: Widespread over most of Subsaharan Africa
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Literature: africanmoths.com
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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Nephele comma .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400780, retrieved 31 March 2025

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