Species Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775)
- Sphinx hespera Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [546].
Type data:
Status unknown, "India orientali". - Perigonia obliterans Walker, F. 1856. Sphingidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 8: 1-271.
- Sphinx chyron Smith, 1888.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Hammond Island, Torres Strait (N. hespera reported as "scarce" by Lane & Moulds (2015))
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [268] (Note #502: Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775) and Nephele didyma (Fabricius, 1775) were published simultaneously. N. hespera (Fabricius) was given priority by Butler (1876b) as first reviser. This species was recorded as Australian by Butler (1876b) but subsequently considered non Australian. It occurs on Cape York Peninsula south to about Laura)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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11-Dec-2014 | SPHINGIDAE | 02-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | |
07-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |