Elibia dolichus

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];

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).

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

"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.

External links

Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847) -- Large banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

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[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.