The Hawkmoth Fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Author Rafi, Muhammad Ather Author Sultan, Amir Author Kitching, Ian J. Author Pittaway, Anthony R. Author Markhasiov, Maxim Author Khan, Muhammad Rafique Author Naz, Falak text Zootaxa 2014 3794 3 393 418 journal article 45853 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.4 3b136aa2-ca01-4469-8d36-7cbd5d71de08 1175-5326 230551 933EF6C6-A5BA-4CD3-B0B1-EA4205F36A84 Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775) Plate 2, Fig. 36 Material examined. PAKISTAN , [Gilgit Baltistan,] Passu, 30. ix. 1987 , Fida ( PMNH ); [ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,] Dunga Gali, 2. ix. 2002 , Fiaz Fida; Islamabad, 28. vi. 2001 , Ather Rafi; as previous except 24. vii. 2001 ; as previous except 27. vii. 2001 ; as previous except 29. viii. 2001 ; [Islamabad,] NARC , 29. ix. 2005 , Rashid; as previous except 29. viii. 2001 , Ather Rafi; as previous except 31. v. 2005 ; as previous except 8. xi. 2010 ; as previous except 23. viii.2006 , Khurram; as previous except 20. x. 2006 , Falak Naz; [Islamabad,] Margalla Hills, 0 5. vii. 2006 , Falak Naz; [ Azad Jammu and Kashmir,] Pir Chinasi, Muzaffarabad, 24. v. 2009 , A. Zia; Sudhan Gali, Bagh, 29. viii. 2009 , Asad Ali; Bhimber, 10. x. 2001 , collector not known; [Sindh,] Malir, Karachi, 1959, M. Sultan. Remarks. Nephele hespera was recorded in Pakistan from Faisalabad (as N. didyma f. didyma and N. didyma f. hespera ) by Mehmood et al. (1996) . It occurs from Afghanistan and Pakistan , east across Sri Lanka , India , Nepal , the Andaman Islands, Myanmar , Thailand , Laos and Vietnam , to southern China , Peninsular Malaysia , Sumatra and Java. It has also been recorded from southern Papua New Guinea and on the islands of Dauan and Warraber off the northern tip of Queensland, Australia ( Pittaway & Kitching, 2013 ).