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Acosmerycoides

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Acosmerycoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Acosmerycoides harterti or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.

Distribution

It is found from Assam in India, eastwards across southern China to Taiwan and south to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.[3]

Description

The wingspan is 80–90 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Vitis species.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Acosmerycoides.
  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ "Acosmerycoides". ftp.funet.fi. Markku Savela. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
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Acosmerycoides: Brief Summary

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Acosmerycoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Acosmerycoides harterti or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.

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