Acosmeryx shervillii

Acosmeryx shervillii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species: A. shervillii
Binomial name
Acosmeryx shervillii
Boisduval, [1875][1]
Synonyms
  • Acosmeryx cinerea Butler, 1875
  • Acosmeryx pseudonaga Butler, 1881
  • Acosmeryx miskini brooksi Clark, 1922
  • Acosmeryx socrates obliqua Dupont, 1941

Acosmeryx shervillii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from the Indian subregion to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Acosmeryx pseudonaga is sometimes treated as a valid species.

Description

Biology

There are three or more generations in Hong Kong, occurring from early March until early October.

The larvae have been recorded on Saurauia, Dillenia, Leea, Cayratia, Cissus and Vitis species.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

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