Acosmeryx naga

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

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

Description

The wingspan is 86–112 mm.

  • Male, dorsal - MHNT
  • Male, underside ventral

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)
  • Acosmeryx naga hissarica male, dorsal
  • Acosmeryx naga hissarica male, ventral
  • Acosmeryx naga hissarica female, dorsal
  • Acosmeryx naga hissarica female ventral

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, [1858]) -- Naga hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.


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