Acosmerycoides
Acosmerycoides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Acosmerycoides Mell, 1922 |
Species: | A. harterti |
Binomial name | |
Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895)[1] | |
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Acosmerycoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Acosmerycoides harterti or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Assam in India, eastwards across southern China to Taiwan and south to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.[3]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 80–90 mm.
- Acosmerycoides harterti ♂
- Acosmerycoides harterti ♂ △
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Vitis species.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acosmerycoides.
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Acosmerycoides". ftp.funet.fi. Markku Savela. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.