Biology:Elibia dolichus

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Short description: Species of moth

Elibia dolichus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Elibia
Species:
E. dolichus
Binomial name
Elibia dolichus
(Westwood, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx dolichus Westwood, 1847
  • Elibia linigera Boisduval, 1875[1]

Elibia dolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1847. It is found in Nepal, north-eastern India , Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China , Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the Philippines (Palawan Island).

Description

The wingspan is 120–146 mm.

  • Female
    Female
  • Female underside
    Female underside
  • Male
    Male
  • Male underside
    Male underside

Biology

The larvae feed on Saurauia, Leea, Cayratia and Tetrastigma species.

References

  1. ↑ "Records of the Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines, with Descriptions of a New Species and a New Subspecies". Ci.nii.ac.jp. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/els/110004311845.pdf?id=ART0006479520&type=pdf&lang=en&host=cinii&order_no=&ppv_type=0&lang_sw=&no=1294221748&cp=. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2569641 entry




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