Acosmeryx anceus

Acosmeryx anceus

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

The wingspan is 70–88 mm.

Naming

*''Acosmeryx anceus anceus''
⤷ ''Acosmeryx anceus subdentata'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 , Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines)

Behavior

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''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusAcosmeryx
SpeciesA. anceus
Photographed in
Malaysia