Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903

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

18. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903 - Rosy Forest Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : R)

1903. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, Novit. zool., 9 (suppl.): 528.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 3 (25.1171ºN 94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl ,

24.vii.2019 - 2♂, IJ1581, IJ1623, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 75 mm. Forewing length: 34 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013); Assam ( Arandhara, 2016); Himachal Pradesh ( Chandra et al., 2014); Jharkhand ( Sambath, 2014); Karnataka (Melichar et al., 2018); Kerala ( Sondhi et al., 2018); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Sikkim ( Dudgeon, 1886); Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008); West Bengal ( Shah et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Hong Kong ( Kendrick and Young, 2014); Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020); Malaysia (Borneo) ( Holloway, 1987); China, Indonesia ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020); the Philippines ( Hogenes, 1998).

Larval hostplants: Leea spp. , Cayratia spp. , Cissus spp. and Vitis spp. (all in Vitaceae ) ( Inoue et al., 1997).

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

Figures

Figure 2. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Craspedortha porphyria porphyria (Butler, 1876); B. Marumba irata Joicy and Kaye, 1917; C. Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881); D. Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894; E. Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856); F. Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875; G. A. ochracea Butler, 1885; H. A. sericeipennis sericeipennis Butler, 1875; I. A. maculifera Walker, 1866 (female); J. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); K. Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1856); L. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758); M. Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798); N. A. styx styx (Westwood, 1847); O. Daphnis hypothous crameri Eitschberger and Melichar, 2010; P. Eupanacra sinuata (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); Q. Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895); R. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903.