''Elibia dolichus'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae first described by
John O. Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...
in 1847. It is found in
Nepal, north-eastern
India,
Bangladesh,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
,
Thailand, southern
China
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,
Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah),
Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the
Philippines (Palawan Island).
Description
The
wingspan is 120–146 mm.
Elibia dolichus MHNT CUT 2010 0 62 Laos female dorsal.jpg, Female
Elibia dolichus MHNT CUT 2010 0 62 Laos female ventral.jpg, Female underside
Elibia dolichus MHNT CUT 2010 0 62 Kanchanaburi Thailand male dorsal.jpg, Male
Elibia dolichus MHNT CUT 2010 0 62 Kanchanaburi Thailand male ventral.jpg, Male underside
Biology
The larvae feed on ''
Saurauia'', ''
Leea
''Leea'' (Tagalog: ''Talyantan'') is a genus of plants that are distributed throughout Northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, South and Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. The APG IV system places ''Leea'' in the subfamily Leeoideae (Vitacea ...
'', ''
Cayratia'' and ''
Tetrastigma'' species.
References
External links
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Macroglossini
Moths described in 1847
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by John O. Westwood
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