Biology:Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphingonaepiopsis |
| Species: | S. pumilio
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio (Boisduval, [1875])
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Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio, the tiny hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Uttar Pradesh in India , east through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar to China (as far north as Anhui), south to Peninsular Malaysia through Vietnam and Thailand.
The wingspan is 27–31 mm.
Larvae have been recorded on Galium gracile, Oldenlandia and Hedyotis uncinella.
External links
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio (Boisduval, [1875) -- Tiny hawkmoth"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/s_pum.htm. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1928728 entry
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