Neogurelca hyas

Neogurelca hyas
Neogurelca hyas in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neogurelca
Species: N. hyas
Binomial name
Neogurelca hyas
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lophura hyas Walker, 1856
  • Perigonia macroglossoides Walker, 1866
  • Macroglossum geometricum Moore, 1858
  • Gurelca hyas conspicua Mell, 1922

Neogurelca hyas is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India, Nepal, Myanmar, central and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and the Philippines.[2]

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 34–40 mm. It is a crepuscular species which visits flowers, such as Duranta erecta in Hong Kong, before it is fully dark.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens and Serissa foetida in southern China, Paederia foetida in northeastern India and Morinda species in southern India.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.