Ampelophaga khasiana, the scarce vine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found from Nepal, Sikkim in north-eastern India and to central China.

Ampelophaga khasiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ampelophaga
Species:
A. khasiana
Binomial name
Ampelophaga khasiana

The wingspan is 80–102 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Vitis species and Saurauia nepalensis in India.

References edit

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895 -- Scarce vine hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.