Deilephila rivularis

Chitral elephant hawk moth
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Deilephila
Species: D. rivularis
Binomial name
Deilephila rivularis
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa rivularis Boisduval, 1875
  • Chaerocampa fraterna Butler, 1875

Deilephila rivularis (Chitral elephant hawk moth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in east and central Afghanistan, Pakistan (north of Karachi) and in northern India (east to Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh).

The wingspan is 64–82 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Arisaema and Impatiens species in India.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Pittaway, A.R. & Kitching, I.J. (2000-2009). Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.



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