Gnathothlibus erotus

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White-brow hawkmoth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Gnathothlibus
Species:
G. erotus
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus erotus
(Cramer, 1777) [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Sphinx erotusCramer, 1777
  • Choercampa andamanensisKirby, 1877
  • Chromis eras Boisduval, 1832
  • Chromis cramptoni Clark, 1922

Gnathothlibus erotus, the white-brow hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.

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Taxonomic notes

Distribution

This species can be found from India to Borneo and from Australia and Cook Islands to New Caledonia and eastwards into Polynesia as far as Pitcairn Island. [2]

Description

Larvae have been recorded on a wide range of plants, including Ipomoea batatas , Vitis vinifera , Dillenia alata , Escallonia macrantha , Melastoma affine , Pentas lanceolata , Cayratia acris , Cayratia clematidea , Cayratia trifolia , Leea indica Parthenocissus quinquefolia , Hibbertia scandens , Cissus and Morinda . [3]

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. Moths of Borneo
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths