Acosmeryx anceus

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Acosmeryx anceus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species:
A. anceus
Binomial name
Acosmeryx anceus
(Stoll, [1781]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx anceusStoll, [1781]
  • Zonilia mixturaWalker, [1865]
  • Enyo cinnamomeaHerrich-Schäffer, [1869]
  • Acosmeryx daulisBoisduval, [1875]

Acosmeryx anceus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. [2] It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and it is known from India, Myanmar, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia.

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Description

The wingspan is 70–88 mm.

Biology

The larvae of subspecies subdentata have been found on plants in the genera Leea , Cayratia , Cissus , and Vitis . Larvae of ssp. anceus have been recorded on Cayratia clematidea , Cissus antarctica and Vitis vinifera . [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, [1781])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 May 2017). "Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, 1781)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.