Sataspes xylocoparis

Sataspes xylocoparis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sataspes
Species:	S. xylocoparis
Binomial name
	Sataspes xylocoparis; Butler, 1875

Sataspes xylocoparis, the eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and southern and eastern China.^[2] The habitat consists of shady, dense, mature hillside woodland with fast-flowing streams.

The wingspan is 52–58 mm for males and 58–70 mm for females. It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees.

It is a day-flying species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on in Hong Kong. Other recorded food plants include Lespedeza and Albizia lebbeck. Pupation takes place in a cell just below the surface, or in a rough cocoon on the surface.

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sataspes xylocoparis Butler, 1875 -- Eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sataspes xylocoparis Butler, 1875 -- Eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

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