Biology:Acosmerycoides
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Acosmerycoides Mell, 1922 |
| Species: | A. harterti
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| 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
It is found from Assam in India , eastwards across southern China to Taiwan and south to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.[3]
Description
The wingspan is 80–90 mm.
Acosmerycoides harterti ♂
Acosmerycoides harterti ♂ △
Biology
The larvae feed on Vitis species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Acosmeryx/tenggarensis.html.
- ↑ "Acosmerycoides". Markku Savela. https://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/acosmerycoides/.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J.. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_har.htm.
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