| Deilephila rivularis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Deilephila |
| Species: | D. rivularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Deilephila rivularis (Boisduval, 1875)[1] |
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The Chitral Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila rivularis) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in east and central Afghanistan, Pakistan (north of Karachi) and in northern India (east to Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh).
The larvae feed on Arisaema and Impatiens species in India.