Pentateucha curiosa

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Pentateucha curiosa
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From Thailand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pentateucha
Species:
P. curiosa
Binomial name
Pentateucha curiosa
C. Swinhoe, 1908

Pentateucha curiosa, the hirsute hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1908. [1] It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. [2]

The wingspan is about 104 mm. Adults are on wing in January in Vietnam and from mid-December to mid-February in northern Thailand.

The larvae probably feed on Ilex species (including I. triflora ). In captivity, larvae have been reared on leaves of I. aquifolium .

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References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Pentateucha curiosa". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe, 1908 -- Hirsute hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.