Acosmeryx naga

Acosmeryx naga
Acosmeryx naga naga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species: A. naga
Binomial name
Acosmeryx naga
(Moore, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Philampelus naga Moore, [1858]
  • Acosmeryx metanaga Butler, 1879

Acosmeryx naga is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] It was described by Frederic Moore in 1858, and is known from Japan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and south-east Asia.

Description

The wingspan is 86–112 mm.

Distribution

In northern China, there is one generation per year, with adults on wing from April to June. In Korea, adults are on wing from early May to mid August.[3]

Biology

The larva of the species have been found on plants in the genera Vitis, Ampelopsis, Actinidia, and Saurauia.

Subspecies

  • Acosmeryx naga naga (Himalayan foothills of Pakistan, India, Nepal and China, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, northern Vietnam, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan)
  • Acosmeryx naga hissarica Shchetkin, 1956 (southern Tajikistan and Afghanistan)

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Acosmeryx". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  3. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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