Acosmeryx anceus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Acosmeryx |
| Species: | A. anceus
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Acosmeryx anceus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and is known from India, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia.
Description
The wingspan is 70–88 mm.
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Female dorsal -
Female ventral
Biology
The larvae of subspecies subdentata have been found on plants in the genera Leea, Cayratia, Cissus, and Vitis. Larvae of ssp. anceus have been recorded on Cayratia clematidea, Cissus antarctica and Vitis vinifera.[3]
Subspecies
- Acosmeryx anceus anceus (Queensland and New South Wales)
- Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (southern and eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, southwestern China (Yunnan, Guangxi), Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sumbawa) and the Philippines)[4]
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Acosmeryx anceus subdentata
Dorsal view of a male -
Acosmeryx anceus subdentata
Underside view of a male
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Acosmeryx". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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