Pentateucha curiosa
| Pentateucha curiosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pentateucha |
| Species: | P. curiosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe, 1908[1] | |
Pentateucha curiosa is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China (Yunnan), northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2]
The wingspan is about 104 mm. Adults are on wing in January in Vietnam and from mid December to mid February in northern Thailand.
The larvae probably feed on Ilex species (including Ilex triflora). In captivity, larvae have been reared on leaves of Ilex aquifolium.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.