Elibia dolichus

Elibia dolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1847. It is found in Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the Philippines (Palawan Island).

Elibia dolichus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Elibia
Species:	E. dolichus
Binomial name
Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847)
Synonyms
Sphinx dolichus Westwood, 1847 Elibia linigera Boisduval, 1875[1]

Description

The wingspan is 120–146 mm.

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  Female
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  Female underside
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  Male
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  Male underside

Biology

The larvae feed on Saurauia, Leea, Cayratia and Tetrastigma species.

References

1. "Records of the Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines, with Descriptions of a New Species and a New Subspecies" (PDF). Ci.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

External links

• Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847) -- Large banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.