Pseudodolbina fo
Pseudodolbina fo | |
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Male dorsal MHNT | |
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Male ventral MHNT | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Pseudodolbina |
Species: | P. fo |
Binomial name | |
Pseudodolbina fo | |
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Pseudodolbina fo, the acanthus hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Nepal, Bhutan and north-eastern India into Tibet.[2]
The wingspan is 60–68 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Strobilanthes alatus and Strobilanthes dalhousianus in north-eastern India.
Subspecies
[edit]- Pseudodolbina fo fo (Nepal, Bhutan and north-eastern India into Tibet, China)
- Pseudodolbina fo celator Jordan, 1926 (India)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Pseudodolbina fo". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Pseudodolbina fo fo (Walker, 1856) -- Acanthus hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
External links
[edit]- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.