Neogurelca hyas

Neogurelca hyas, the even-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Neogurelca hyas
In Mangaon, Maharashtra, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Neogurelca
Species:	N. hyas
Binomial name
Neogurelca hyas (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
Lophura hyas Walker, 1856 Perigonia macroglossoides Walker, 1866 Macroglossum geometricum Moore, 1858 Gurelca hyas conspicua Mell, 1922

Distribution

It is known from India, Nepal, Myanmar, central and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and the Philippines.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 34–40 mm.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral
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  Brun form of caterpillar

Biology

It is a crepuscular species which visits flowers, such as Duranta erecta in Hong Kong, before it is fully dark. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens and Serissa foetida in southern China, Paederia foetida in northeastern India and Morinda species in southern India.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca hyas (Walker, 1856) -- Even-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.