Neogurelca himachala

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Neogurelca himachala
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neogurelca
Species:
N. himachala
Binomial name
Neogurelca himachala
(Butler, 1876) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lophura himachalaButler, 1876
  • Lophura erebinaButler, 1876
  • Gurelca himachala purpureosignataCloss, 1917

Neogurelca himachala, the crisp-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western, central and eastern China (including Tibet), northern Thailand, [2] Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.

The wingspan is about 34–48 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia foetida in India and Paederia species in China

Subspecies

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca himachala himachala (Butler, [1876]) -- Crisp-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca himachala sangaica (Butler, [1876]) -- Crisp-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.