Ampelophaga dolichoides
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ampelophaga |
Species: | A. dolichoides
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Binomial name | |
Ampelophaga dolichoides | |
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Ampelophaga dolichoides, the green banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, north-eastern India, across Thailand and south-western China to Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.
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Male dorsal view
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Male ventral view
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Female dorsal view
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Female ventral view
The larvae feed on Vitaceae species, particularly the mature leaves. A larva found on Tetrastigma was reared on Parthenocissus inserta.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ampelophaga dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874]) -- Green banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.