Angonyx testacea explained

Angonyx testacea, the northern dark-green hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found in Nepal, northern India, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and Philippines (Palawan, Luzon). The isolated population in southern India and Sri Lanka is a separate species, namely Angonyx krishna.^[1]

Description

The wingspan is 54–64 mm.

Biology

There are several generations per year in Hong Kong, with adults on wing from mid-February to early July, and again from late August to early January, with peaks in April, June, mid-October and late November.

The larvae have been recorded on Strychnos nux-vomica in India.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Angonyx testacea (Walker, 1856) -- Northern dark-green hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 13, 2018.
2. Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae. Butler, Arthur Gardiner. 511–644. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London . 9. 10. 1876 .