Biology:Acosmeryx naga
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Acosmeryx |
| Species: | A. naga
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| Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858])[1]
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Acosmeryx naga is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Frederic Moore in 1858, and is known from Japan , Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and South-east Asia.
Description
The wingspan is 86–112 mm.
Male, dorsal - MHNT
Male, underside ventral
Distribution
In northern China, there is one generation per year, with adults on wing from April to June. In Korea, adults are on wing from early May to mid-August.[3]
Biology
The larva of the species have been found on plants in the genera Vitis, Ampelopsis, Actinidia, and Saurauia.
Subspecies
- Acosmeryx naga naga (Himalayan foothills of Pakistan, India, Nepal and China, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, northern Vietnam, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan)
- Acosmeryx naga hissarica Shchetkin, 1956 (southern Tajikistan and Afghanistan)
Acosmeryx naga hissarica male, dorsal
Acosmeryx naga hissarica male, ventral
Acosmeryx naga hissarica female, dorsal
Acosmeryx naga hissarica female ventral
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Acosmeryx/naga.html.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/acosmeryx/#naga.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J.. "Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, [1858) -- Naga hawkmoth"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_nag.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q2120542 entry
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