Enpinanga borneensis
| Enpinanga borneensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Enpinanga |
| Species: | E. borneensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Enpinanga borneensis (Butler, 1879)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Enpinanga borneensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines (Palawan).[2]
Description of adults
Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.
Male
The forewing upperside ground colour is pale grey. There is a discal spot, a rounded dark broad spot, a rectangular dark brown spot and a slightly transparent cream spot. The hindwing upperside is mostly dark brown, although there is an inconspicuous buff median band.
Female
The forewing upperside ground colour is greyish brown, with a dark brown median line. The submarginal line is edged in dark orange brown. The discal spot is inconspicuous or absent. The hindwing upperside has a broad, straw coloured inner margin.
Larvae
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Dillenia (such as Dillenia suffruticosa in Singapore) and Tetracera species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.