Acosmeryx pseudonaga Butler, 1881

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 183

20. Acosmeryx pseudonaga Butler, 1881 - False Common Forest Hawkmoth ( Figure 3 : B)

1881. Acosmeryx pseudonaga Butler, Illustr. typ. Spec. Lepid. Heterocera Brit. Mus., 5: 2.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 1 (25.1264ºN 94.4357ºE), 1930 m asl ,

23.vii.2019 - 3♂, IJ1814, IJ1845, IJ1846; Site 3 (25.1171ºN

94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl, 13.ix.2019 - 1♀, IJ2499; Site 4 (25.1112ºN 94.4534ºE), 2425 m asl, 12.vii.2016 - 2♂, IJ338, IJ339, 25.VII.2019 - 1♂, IJ1585; Site 5 (25.1069ºN

94.4456ºE), 2835 m asl, 25.vii.2019 - 1♂, IJ1180, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 103 mm. Forewing length: 46 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013); Manipur; Tripura ( Mandal et al. 2000). Elsewhere: Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Hong Kong ( Kendrick and Young, 2014); Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Unknown in India.

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 3. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, (1858)); B. A. pseudonaga Butler, 1881; C. Deilephila elpenor macromera (Butler, 1875); D. Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758); E. H. rosetta (Swinhoe, 1892); F. Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758); G. T. clotho clotho (Drury, 1773); H. T. tibetiana Vaglia and Haxaire, 2010; I. T. lucasii (Walker, 1856); J. T. nessus nessus (Drury, 1773); K. T. oldenlandiae oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775); L. T. pallicosta (Walker, 1856); M. Cechetra lineosa (Walker, 1856); N. C. minor (Butler, 1875); O. Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894); P. R. castor aurifera (Butler, 1875); Q. R. confusa Rothschild and Jordan, 1903; R. R. olivacea (Moore, 1857).