Biology:Ampelophaga dolichoides
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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: | Ampelophaga |
| Species: | A. dolichoides
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| Ampelophaga dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874])[1]
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Ampelophaga dolichoides, the green banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, north-eastern India , across Thailand and south-western China to Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
The larvae feed on Vitaceae species, particularly the mature leaves. A larva found on Tetrastigma was reared on Parthenocissus inserta.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108065856/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Ampelophaga/dolichoides.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ampelophaga dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/ampelophaga/#dolichoides. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874) -- Green banded hawkmoth"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/e_dod.htm. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1890298 entry
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