Pentateucha curiosa, the hirsute hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1908.[1] It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2]
| Pentateucha curiosa | |
|---|---|
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| From Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pentateucha |
| Species: | P. curiosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentateucha curiosa C. Swinhoe, 1908 | |
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 I. triflora). In captivity, larvae have been reared on leaves of I. aquifolium.
References
edit- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Pentateucha curiosa". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe, 1908 -- Hirsute hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
External links
edit- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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