Sphecodina caudata

Sphecodina caudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphecodina
Species: S. caudata
Binomial name
Sphecodina caudata
(Bremer & Grey, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa caudata Bremer & Grey, 1853
  • Sphecodina caudata angulifascia (Mell, 1922)
  • Sphecodina caudata angulilimbata Clark, 1923
  • Sphecodina caudata meridionalis Mell, 1922

Sphecodina caudata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in the southern Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, eastern and southern China and northern Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 62–67 mm.

The larvae have been recorded on Vitis amurensis in the Russian Far East. In China, it is often found on Parthenocissus tricuspidata growing up walls and cliffs.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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