Elibia dolichus
Species of moth
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Elibia dolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1847. It is found in Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java) to the Philippines (Palawan Island).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Elibia |
| Species: | E. dolichus |
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| Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847) | |
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Description
The wingspan is 120–146 mm.
Female
Female underside
Male
Male underside
Biology
The larvae feed on Saurauia, Leea, Cayratia and Tetrastigma species.
