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Acosmeryx anceus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Acosmeryx anceus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acosmeryx

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Similar
  
Acosmeryx, Acosmeryx shervillii, Acosmeryx sericeus, Hippotion rosetta, Cechenena helops

Acosmeryx anceus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and is known from India, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia.

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Description

The wingspan is 70–88 mm.

Biology

The larvae of subspecies subdentata have been found on plants in the genera Leea, Cayratia, Cissus, and Vitis. Larvae of ssp. anceus have been recorded on Cayratia clematidea, Cissus antarctica and Vitis vinifera.

Subspecies

  • Acosmeryx anceus anceus (Queensland and New South Wales)
  • Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (southern and eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, southwestern China (Yunnan, Guangxi), Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sumbawa) and the Philippines)

    • References

    Acosmeryx anceus Wikipedia
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