Neogurelca hyas
Species of moth
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Neogurelca hyas, the even-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
| Neogurelca hyas | |
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| In Mangaon, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Neogurelca |
| Species: | N. hyas |
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| Neogurelca hyas | |
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Distribution
Description
The wingspan is 34–40 mm.
Male dorsal
Male ventral
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.
