Sataspes xylocoparis
| Sataspes xylocoparis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sataspes |
| Species: | S. xylocoparis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sataspes xylocoparis Butler, 1875[1] | |
Sataspes xylocoparis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from north-eastern India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and southern and eastern China.[2] The habitat consists of shady, dense, mature hillside woodland with fast-flowing streams.
The wingspan is 52–58 mm for males and 58–70 mm for females. It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees.
It is a day-flying species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Dalbergia benthami in Hong Kong. Other recorded foodplants include Lespedeza and Albizia lebbeck. Pupation takes place in a cell just below the surface, or in a rough cocoon on the surface.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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