Sataspes tagalica

Sataspes tagalica, the brilliant carpenter-bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

Sataspes tagalica
From Lionel de Nicéville's 1900 "On new and little-known Lepidoptera from the Oriental region"
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sataspes
Species:	S. tagalica
Binomial name
Sataspes tagalica Boisduval, 1875[1]
Synonyms
Sataspes hauxwellii de Nicéville, 1900 Sataspes ventralis Butler, 1875 Sataspes tagalica chinensis Mell, 1922 Sataspes tagalica collaris Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Sataspes tagalica protomelas (Seitz, 1929) Sataspes tagalica thoracica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Distribution

It is known from western and north-eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, eastern and southern China and Thailand.^[2] The habitat consists of woodland margins and shady tracks through woodland, particularly near bodies of fresh water.

Description

The wingspan is 56–70 mm.

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  Male dorsal view
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  Male ventral view
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  Female dorsal view
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  Female ventral view

Biology

It is a day-flying species. Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta and Lantana camara.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Dalbergia benthamii in Hong Kong.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sataspes tagalica tagalica Boisduval, [1875] -- Brilliant carpenter-bee hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.