Enpinanga borneensis

Enpinanga borneensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Enpinanga
Species:	E. borneensis
Binomial name
	Enpinanga borneensis; (Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
	Angonyx borneensis Butler, 1879; Daphnis labuana Rothschild, 1895;

Enpinanga borneensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines (Palawan).^[2]

Description of adults[]

Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.

Male[]

The forewing upperside ground colour is pale grey. There is a discal spot, a rounded dark broad spot, a rectangular dark brown spot and a slightly transparent cream spot. The hindwing upperside is mostly dark brown, although there is an inconspicuous buff median band.

Male dorsal
Male ventral

Female[]

The forewing upperside ground colour is greyish brown, with a dark brown median line. The submarginal line is edged in dark orange brown. The discal spot is inconspicuous or absent. The hindwing upperside has a broad, straw coloured inner margin.

Larvae[]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Dillenia (such as Dillenia suffruticosa in Singapore) and Tetracera species.

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Enpinanga borneensis (Butler, 1879)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Enpinanga borneensis (Butler, 1879)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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