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Neogurelca himachala

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, northern Thailand, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.

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Neogurelca himachala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neogurelca
Species:
N. himachala
Binomial name
Neogurelca himachala
(Butler, 1876)1
Synonyms
  • Lophura himachala Butler, 1876
  • Lophura erebina Butler, 1876
  • Gurelca himachala purpureosignata Closs, 1917

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

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca himachala himachala (Butler, [1876]) -- Crisp-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca himachala sangaica (Butler, [1876]) -- Crisp-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.