''Thamnoecha'' is a
monotypic moth genus in the family
Sphingidae erected by
Walter Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...
and
Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Thamnoecha uniformis'',
first described by
Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875, is known from the
Himalayas.
The
wingspan is 50–54 mm for males and 53–66 mm for females. It is similar in colour to ''
Sphinx pinastri
''Sphinx pinastri'', the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. The species was first descri ...
'' and ''
Sphinx caligineus''. Adults are on wing from March to August.
The larval food plant is thought to be chir pine (''
Pinus roxburghii'').
References
Sphingini
Monotypic moth genera
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Taxa named by Karl Jordan
Moths of Asia
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