Imber tropicus
Imber tropicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Subfamily: | Smerinthinae |
Tribe: | Smerinthini |
Genus: | Imber Moulds, Tuttle & Lane, 2010 |
Species: | I. tropicus |
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Imber tropicus (Moulds, 1983) | |
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Imber tropicus is a moth of the family Sphingidae[1] and only member of the genus Imber. It was described by Maxwell Sydney Moulds in 1983. It is found in the tropical north of Australia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Rosaceae species.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 February 2016). "Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 December 2018.