''Pentateucha'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
. The genus was erected by
Charles Swinhoe
Colonel Charles Swinhoe (27 August 1838 in CalcuttaAlthough many published sources give 1836, the India Office Records note it as 1838 (), the other year being that of his brother Robert. – 2 December 1923) was an English naturalist and lepido ...
in 1908.
Species
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Pentateucha curiosa''
C. Swinhoe, 1908
*''
Pentateucha inouei''
Owada & Brechlin, 1997
*''
Pentateucha stueningi''
Owada & Kitching, 1997
References
Sphingulini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Charles Swinhoe
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