Elibia dolichus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Elibia |
Species: | E. dolichus
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Binomial name | |
Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847)
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Elibia dolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1847. It is found in Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the Philippines (Palawan Island).
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 120–146 mm.
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Female
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Female underside
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Male
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Male underside
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Saurauia, Leea, Cayratia and Tetrastigma species.
References
[edit]- ^ "Records of the Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines, with Descriptions of a New Species and a New Subspecies" (PDF). Ci.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
[edit]- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847) -- Large banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.