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Acosmeryx anceus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and it is known from India, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia.

Acosmeryx anceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species:
A. anceus
Binomial name
Acosmeryx anceus
(Stoll, [1781])[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx anceus Stoll, [1781]
  • Zonilia mixtura Walker, [1865]
  • Enyo cinnamomea Herrich-Schäffer, [1869]
  • Acosmeryx daulis Boisduval, [1875]

Description


The wingspan is 70–88 mm.


Biology


The larvae of subspecies subdentata have been found on plants in the genera Leea, Cayratia, Cissus, and Vitis. Larvae of ssp. anceus have been recorded on Cayratia clematidea, Cissus antarctica and Vitis vinifera.[3]


Subspecies



References


  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, [1781])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 May 2017). "Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, 1781)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.





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