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Ihlegramma

Ihlegramma is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae containing only one known species, Ihlegramma ihlei, which is known from northern Laos. Both the genus and species were first described by Ulf Eitschberger in 2003 and are named for Thomas Ihle, the collector of the type series.

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Ihlegramma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Ihlegramma
Eitschberger, 20031
Species:
I. ihlei
Binomial name
Ihlegramma ihlei
Eitschberger, 20031

Ihlegramma is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae containing only one known species, Ihlegramma ihlei,23 which is known from northern Laos.34 Both the genus and species were first described by Ulf Eitschberger in 2003123 and are named for Thomas Ihle, the collector of the type series.1

The wingspan is about 86–93 mm (3.4–3.7 in) in males and 100 mm (3.9 in) in one female.4

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References

  1. Eitschberger, Ulf (2003). "Eine neue Sphingiden-Gattung mit einer neuen Art – Ihlegramma gen. nov. ihlei spec. nov. aus Laos (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)" (PDF). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten. 54: 105–111.
  2. "Ihlegramma Eitschberger, 2003". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.071. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  3. Kitching, I.J. (2024). "Ihlegramma Eitschberger, 2003". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. Spitsyn, Vitaly M. (2025). "Description of the female of Ihlegramma ihlei Eitschberger, 2003, an endemic hawk moth species from northern Laos (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)". Ecologica Montenegrina. 81: 72–74. doi:10.37828/em.2025.81.9.