Acosmeryx naga is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Frederic Moore in 1858, and is known from Japan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and South-east Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Acosmeryx |
| Species: | A. naga
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Description edit
The wingspan is 86–112 mm.
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Male, dorsal - MHNT -
Male, underside ventral
Distribution edit
In northern China, there is one generation per year, with adults on wing from April to June. In Korea, adults are on wing from early May to mid-August.[3]
Biology edit
The larva of the species have been found on plants in the genera Vitis, Ampelopsis, Actinidia, and Saurauia.
Subspecies edit
- Acosmeryx naga naga (Himalayan foothills of Pakistan, India, Nepal and China, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, northern Vietnam, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan)
- Acosmeryx naga hissarica Shchetkin, 1956 (southern Tajikistan and Afghanistan)
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Acosmeryx naga hissarica male, dorsal -
Acosmeryx naga hissarica male, ventral -
Acosmeryx naga hissarica female, dorsal -
Acosmeryx naga hissarica female ventral
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acosmeryx naga.
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, [1858]) -- Naga hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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