| Elibia dolichus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Elibia |
| Species: | E. dolichus |
| Binomial name | |
| Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847) | |
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Elibia dolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1847. It is found in Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the Philippines (Palawan Island).
Description
The wingspan is 120–146 mm.
Female
Female underside
Male
Male underside
Biology
The larvae feed on Saurauia, Leea, Cayratia and Tetrastigma species.
References
- ↑ "Records of the Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines, with Descriptions of a New Species and a New Subspecies" (PDF). Ci.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847) -- Large banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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