Kingdom Animalia Family Sphingidae Scientific name Neogurelca himachala Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Neogurelca Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Neogurelca, Neogurelca hyas, Butterflies and moths, Ampelophaga rubiginosa, Theretra japonica | ||
hawkmoth neogurelca himachala sangaica
Neogurelca himachala is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western, central and eastern China (including Tibet), northern Thailand, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.
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- hawkmoth neogurelca himachala sangaica
- Hummingbird hawkmoth neogurelca himachala sangaica
- Subspecies
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The wingspan is about 34–48 mm. Adults do not fly very much and are active for only a few hours just after day-break and/or at dusk. It is a noisy flyer which can manoeuvre with precision in and out of branches and undergrowth, but which will dart off at high speed if disturbed. It rests among dead leaves or on the bark of trees. Adults of ssp. sangaica are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta in Hong Kong
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia foetida in India and Paederia species in China
Hummingbird hawkmoth neogurelca himachala sangaica
Subspecies
References
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