Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Acosmerygina > Acosmeryx
Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858]) – Naga Hawkmoth
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Acosmeryx naga – Naga Hawkmoth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858]) – Naga Hawkmoth: Actinidia fulvicoma (Actinidiaceae), Parthenociccus quinquefolia (Vitaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Sikkim | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
The bold grey and black straight patterns on the forewing separates this species from other Acosmeryx spp.
References:
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Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Website accessed July 2015
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Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic (including Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.). Website accessed July 2015.
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Acosmerygina > Acosmeryx
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858]) – Naga Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/102970/Acosmeryx-naga
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