Gnathothlibus erotus

Gnathothlibus erotus, the white-brow hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.

Mounted specimen

White-brow hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Gnathothlibus
Species:
G. erotus
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus erotus
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms

Taxonomic notes
  • Gnathothlibus erotus (Oriental tropics)
  • Gnathothlibus erotus eras (from the Moluccas eastwards) transferred to Gnathothlibus eras

Distribution

This species can bes found from India to Borneo and from Australia and Cook Islands to New Caledonia and eastwards into Polynesia as far as Pitcairn Island. [2]

Description

The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adults have brown forewings with a faint pattern of light and dark markings, and bright yellow hindwings with dark margins. [2]

Larvae have been recorded on a wide range of plants, including Ipomoea batatas, Vitis vinifera, Dillenia alata, Escallonia macrantha, Melastoma affine, Pentas lanceolata, Cayratia acris, Cayratia clematidea, Cayratia trifolia, Leea indica Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Hibbertia scandens, Cissus and Morinda. [3]

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. Moths of Borneo
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths


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