Elibia dolichus

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, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the Philippines (Palawan Island).

Elibia dolichus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Elibia
Species:
E. dolichus
Binomial name
Elibia dolichus
(Westwood, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx dolichus Westwood, 1847
  • Elibia linigera Boisduval, 1875[1]

Description

The wingspan is 120–146 mm.

  • Female
  • Female underside
  • Male
  • Male underside

Biology

The larvae feed on Saurauia, Leea, Cayratia and Tetrastigma species.

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References
  1. "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.


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