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Pentateucha curiosa
Species of moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pentateucha curiosa, the hirsute hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1908.[1] It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2]
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Pentateucha curiosa | |
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From Thailand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Pentateucha |
Species: | P. curiosa |
Binomial name | |
Pentateucha curiosa C. Swinhoe, 1908 | |
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The wingspan is about 104 mm. Adults are on wing in January in Vietnam and from mid-December to mid-February in northern Thailand.
The larvae probably feed on Ilex species (including I. triflora). In captivity, larvae have been reared on leaves of I. aquifolium.