Psilogramma casuarinae
Appearance
Australasian privet hawk moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Psilogramma |
Species: | P. casuarinae
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Binomial name | |
Psilogramma casuarinae | |
Synonyms | |
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Psilogramma casuarinae, the Australasian privet hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Queensland, all in Australia.[2]
The larvae feed on Olea europaea, Ligustrum vulgare, Jasminum polyanthum, Campsis radicans, Tecoma stans, Lonicera japonica, Cotoneaster species, Antirrhinum majus and Clerodendrum paniculatum.
References
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Psilogramma casuarinae.
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Psilogramma casuarinae". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 December 2018). "Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.