Ampelophaga dolichoides

Ampelophaga dolichoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Ampelophaga
Species:	A. dolichoides
Binomial name
	Ampelophaga dolichoides; (R. Felder, [1874])
Synonyms
	Philampelus dolichoides R. Felder, [1874] ; Elibia dolichoides ;

Ampelophaga dolichoides, the green banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.^[2] It was described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, north-eastern India, across Thailand and south-western China to Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.

The wingspan is 80–100 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Vitaceae species, particularly the mature leaves. A larva found on Tetrastigma was reared on Parthenocissus inserta.

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ Savela, Markku. "Ampelophaga dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874]) -- Green banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.

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