Psilogramma menephron (Cramer, [1780])
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Sphinginae → tribe Sphingini → genus Psilogramma → species Psilogramma menephron
Species name(s)
Psilogramma menephron (Cramer, [1780]) = Sphinx menephron Cramer, [1780] = emarginata Moore, [1858] = Sphinx ahrendti Pagenstecher, 1888 = darius (Ménétriés, 1957). [3, 9]
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Indo-Malayan, Australian.
Russia regions
#39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Regions of the Russian Federation: Yuzhno-Kuril. [3].
- Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, India (including the Andaman Islands), Central and Southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines, East Australia. [134].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Campsis, Clytostoma, Dolichandrone, Oroxylum, Pandorea, Podranea, Spathodea, Tecome (Bignoniaceae); Buxus (buxaceae); Lonicera, viburnum (Caprifoliaceae); Casuarina (Casuarinaceae); Pangium (Flacourtiaceae); Perilla (Labiatae); Melia (Meliaceae); Fraxinus, Jasminum, Ligustrum, Notelea, Nyctanthes, Olea, Osmanthus, Syringa (Oleaceae); Sesamum (Pedaliaceae); Antirrhinum, Paulownia, Hebe (Scrophulariaceae); Callicarpa, Clerodendrum, Gmelina, Tectona, Vitex (Verbenaceae) [57].
Authors
Photos:
Alex Dumchus, Dmitriy Pozhogin.
Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
References
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [57] Identification Guide of Japanese Moths (jpmoth.org), 2011
- [134] http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/
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