Pergesa acteus

Pergesa acteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pergesa
Species: P. acteus
Binomial name
Pergesa acteus
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms

Pergesa acteus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, Japan (the Ryukyu Archipelago), Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines (Palawan).

The wingspan is 64–80 mm.

Pergesa acteus larva (1) and pupa (1a)

The caterpillars feed on Alocasia odora, Syngonium podophyllum, Amorphophallus, Arisaema, Caladium, Colocasia, Dieffenbachia, Begonia, Commelina, Leea, Cissus and Vitis species.

Pergesa acteus on a lemon in Panvel, India,

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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