Pentateucha curiosa
Pentateucha curiosa | |
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From Thailand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Pentateucha |
Species: | P. curiosa
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Binomial name | |
Pentateucha curiosa C. Swinhoe, 1908
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Pentateucha curiosa, the hirsute hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1908.[1] It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2]
The wingspan is about 104 mm. Adults are on wing in January in Vietnam and from mid-December to mid-February in northern Thailand.
The larvae probably feed on Ilex species (including ). In captivity, larvae have been reared on leaves of I. aquifolium.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe, 1908 -- Hirsute hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
Categories:
- Sphingulini
- Moths described in 1908
- Smerinthinae stubs