Ampelophaga khasiana

Ampelophaga khasiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Ampelophaga
Species:	A. khasiana
Binomial name
	Ampelophaga khasiana; Rothschild, 1895[1]

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.

The wingspan is 80–102 mm.[3]

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

References

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

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[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.