Acosmerycoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Acosmerycoides Mell, 1922 |
Species: | A. harterti |
Binomial name | |
Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) | |
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Acosmerycoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Acosmerycoides harterti or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.
Distribution
It is found from Assam in India, eastwards across southern China to Taiwan and south to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Description
The wingspan is 80–90 mm.
Biology
The larvae feed on Vitis species.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- "Acosmerycoides". ftp.funet.fi. Markku Savela. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Acosmerycoides | |
Acosmerycoides harterti |
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