Ampelophaga dolichoides

Ampelophaga dolichoides, the green banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, north-eastern India, across Thailand and south-western China to Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.

Ampelophaga dolichoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ampelophaga
Species:
A. dolichoides
Binomial name
Ampelophaga dolichoides
(R. Felder, [1874])[1]
Synonyms
  • Philampelus dolichoides R. Felder, [1874]
  • Elibia dolichoides

The wingspan is 80–100 mm.[3]

  • Male dorsal view
  • Male ventral view
  • Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view


The larvae feed on Vitaceae species, particularly the mature leaves. A larva found on Tetrastigma was reared on Parthenocissus inserta.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Ampelophaga dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874]) -- Green banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.


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