Ampelophaga khasiana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ampelophaga |
Species: | A. khasiana
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Binomial name | |
Ampelophaga khasiana
Rothschild, 1895
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Ampelophaga khasiana, the scarce vine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. [2] It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found from Nepal, Sikkim in north-eastern India and to central China.
The wingspan is 80–102 mm. [3]
The larvae feed on Vitis species and Saurauia nepalensis in India.
Ampelophaga khasiana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ampelophaga |
Species: | A. khasiana
|
Binomial name | |
Ampelophaga khasiana
Rothschild, 1895
[1]
|
Ampelophaga khasiana, the scarce vine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. [2] It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found from Nepal, Sikkim in north-eastern India and to central China.
The wingspan is 80–102 mm. [3]
The larvae feed on Vitis species and Saurauia nepalensis in India.