Elibia dolichus

Elibia dolichus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Elibia
Species: E. dolichus
Binomial name
Elibia dolichus
(Westwood, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx dolichus Westwood, 1847
  • Elibia linigera Boisduval, 1875[1]

Elibia dolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae . It is found in Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the Philippines (Palawan Island).

Description

The wingspan is 120–146 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Saurauia, Leea, Cayratia and Tetrastigma species.

References

  1. "Records of the Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines, with Descriptions of a New Species and a New Subspecies" (PDF). Ci.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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