Neogurelca himachala
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Neogurelca |
| Species: | N. himachala |
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| Neogurelca himachala | |
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Neogurelca himachala, the crisp-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western, central and eastern China (including Tibet), northern Thailand,[2] Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.
The wingspan is about 34–48 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia foetida in India and Paederia species in China
Subspecies
- Neogurelca himachala himachala (Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China (including Tibet) and northern Thailand)
- Neogurelca himachala sangaica Butler, 1876 (central and eastern China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan)[3]
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca himachala himachala (Butler, [1876]) -- Crisp-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca himachala sangaica (Butler, [1876]) -- Crisp-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.