Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Psilogramma Phylum Arthropoda | Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Psilogramma increta Rank Species | |
Similar Psilogramma, Brahmaea japonica, Theretra oldenlandiae, Aglia japonica, Clanis bilineata | ||
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Psilogramma increta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from north-eastern China, Japan and Korea, south and east through China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Peninsular Malaysia, to the Greater Sunda Islands, west through Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India to Kashmir. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.
The wingspan is 90–122 mm.
The larvae mostly feed on Oleaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Verbenaceae species, although there are records from other families. Recorded foodplants include Campsis, Catalpa, Clerodendrum (including Clerodendrum tricotonum), Dimocarpus, Firmiana, Fraxinus, Ligustrum (including Ligustrum lucidum, Ligustrum obtusifolium and Ligustrum japonicum), Melia, Meliosma, Olea, Osmanthus (including Osmanthus fragrans), Paulownia (including Paulownia tomentosa and Paulownia coreana), Syringa (including Syringa reticulata and Syringa dilatata), Vitex (including Vitex negundo), Quercus aliena, Callicarpa dichotoma, Sesamum indicum, Perilla frutescens and Viburnum dilatatum.