Acosmeryx anceus explained

Acosmeryx anceus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.^[1] It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and it is known from India, Myanmar, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia.

Description

The wingspan is 70–88 mm.

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.^[2]

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)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, [1781]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 13, 2018.
2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 28 May 2017 . Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, 1781) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 12 December 2018.
3. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 13, 2018.