Biology:Enpinanga borneensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Enpinanga borneensis
Enpinanga borneensis (Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur area, Cyberjaya, iv. 2017) (A.R. Pittaway) female.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Enpinanga
Species:
E. borneensis
Binomial name
Enpinanga borneensis
(Butler, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Angonyx borneensis Butler, 1879
  • Daphnis labuana Rothschild, 1895

Enpinanga borneensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines (Palawan).[2]

Description of adults

Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.

Male

The forewing upperside ground colour is pale grey. There is a discal spot, a rounded dark broad spot, a rectangular dark brown spot and a slightly transparent cream spot. The hindwing upperside is mostly dark brown, although there is an inconspicuous buff median band.


Female

The forewing upperside ground colour is greyish brown, with a dark brown median line. The submarginal line is edged in dark orange brown. The discal spot is inconspicuous or absent. The hindwing upperside has a broad, straw coloured inner margin.

Larvae

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Dillenia (such as Dillenia suffruticosa in Singapore) and Tetracera species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2685586 entry