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Acosmerycoides

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Acosmerycoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmerycoides
Mell, 1922
Species:
A. harterti
Binomial name
Acosmerycoides harterti
Synonyms[2]
  • Ampelophaga harterti Rothschild, 1895
  • Ampelophaga takamukui Matsumura, 1927
  • Acosmerycoides horishana Matsumura, 1927
  • Acosmerycoides insignata Mell, 1922
  • Rhagastis leucocraspis Hampson, 1910

Acosmerycoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Acosmerycoides harterti or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.

Distribution

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It is found from Assam in India, eastwards across southern China to Taiwan and south to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.[3]

Description

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The wingspan is 80–90 mm.

Biology

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The larvae feed on Vitis species.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ "Acosmerycoides". ftp.funet.fi. Markku Savela. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.