Biology:Pentateucha inouei

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Short description: Species of moth

Pentateucha inouei
Pentateucha inouei RB139 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pentateucha
Species:
P. inouei
Binomial name
Pentateucha inouei

Pentateucha inouei, the Taiwanese hirsute hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan.[1] The habitat consists of alpine forests.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ilex formosana.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2572194 entry