Biology:Deilephila rivularis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Chitral elephant hawk moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Deilephila |
| Species: | D. rivularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Deilephila rivularis (Boisduval, 1875)[1]
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Deilephila rivularis, the Chitral elephant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found in east and central Afghanistan, Pakistan (north of Karachi) and in northern India (east to Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh).
The larvae feed on Arisaema and Impatiens species in India.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Deilephila/rivularis.html.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Deilephila rivularis (Boisduval, [1875)"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/d_riv.htm. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1355137 entry
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