Biology:Imber tropicus

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Short description: Species of moth

Imber tropicus
Imber tropicus, male, upperside. Australia, Northern Territories, ENE of Katherine, Mainoru.jpg
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Imber

Moulds, Tuttle & Lane, 2010
Species:
I. tropicus
Binomial name
Imber tropicus
(Moulds, 1983)
Synonyms
  • Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983
  • Laugia tropicus

Imber tropicus is a moth of the family Sphingidae[1] and only member of the genus Imber. It was described by Maxwell Sydney Moulds in 1983. It is found in the tropical north of Australia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Rosaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q46961037 entry