Imber tropicus

Imber tropicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Imber; Moulds, Tuttle & Lane, 2010
Species:	I. tropicus
Binomial name
	Imber tropicus; (Moulds, 1983)
Synonyms
	Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983; Laugia tropicus;

Imber tropicus is a moth of the family Sphingidae[1] and only member of the genus Imber. It was described by Maxwell Sydney Moulds in 1983. It is found in the tropical north of Australia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults are greyish brown, and have a recurved inner margin to the forewings, and a recurved margin to the tornus of the hindwings.

The larvae probably feed on Rosaceae species.

References

Savela, Markku. "Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 February 2016). "Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 February 2016). "Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 December 2018.