Neogurelca hyas | |
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In Mangaon, Maharashtra, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Neogurelca |
Species: | N. hyas |
Binomial name | |
Neogurelca hyas | |
Synonyms | |
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Neogurelca hyas, the even-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Distribution
It is known from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, central and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and the Philippines.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 34โ40 mm.
- Male dorsal
- Male ventral
- Brun form of caterpillar
Biology
It is a crepuscular species which visits flowers, such as Duranta erecta in Hong Kong, before it is fully dark. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens and Serissa foetida in southern China, Paederia foetida in northeastern India and Morinda species in southern India.
References
- โ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- โ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca hyas (Walker, 1856) -- Even-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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