Identification support / Sphingidae / Macroglossinae /
Australian species 2
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Gnathothlibus erotus (CRAMER, [1777])
1, ssp. eras (BOISDUVAL, 1832): Französisch-Polynesien, Tuamotu Archipel, Rangiroa, Hotel Raira Lagoon, Avatoru, Korallen-Atoll, 3 m, 16. Oktober 2019, am Licht (det. & fot.: Ernst Näf) [Forum]
Diagnosis
1-3, ♂: data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)
1-3, ♀: data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)
Original description
CRAMER ([1777]: 12, pl. CIV fig. B) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]
Biology
Habitat
1, ssp. eras (BOISDUVAL, 1832): Französisch-Polynesien, Tuamotu Archipel, Gartenanlage mit Bungalows auf der Lagunenseite des Korallen-Atolls Rangiroa, 21. Oktober 2019 (fot.: Ernst Näf) [Forum]
Further information
Other combinations
- Sphinx erotus CRAMER, [1777] [original combination]
Synonyms
- Choercampa andamanensis KIRBY, 1877 [synonym according to funet.fi]
Subspecies
- Gnathothlibus erotus eras (BOISDUVAL, 1832) [subspecies according to funet.fi]
Literature
- Original description: CRAMER, P. (“1779”) [1777]: De uitlandsche kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America 2: 1-151, pl. XCVII-CXVII. Amsteldam (S. J. Baalde), Utrecht (Barthelemy Wild).
- HAXAIRE, J. & SALESNE, T. (2017): Description d’un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Gnathothlibus WALLENGREN, 1858 de Nouvelle-Calédonie(Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist, Vol. 8, No. 4, 179-208. [PDF]
- LANE, D. A. & LANE, M. D. (2006): A list of hawk moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from East Timor. Australian Entomologist, 33, 147-150. [Sekundärzitat nach [Lepiforumsbeitrag Ernst Näf]]
Informations from other websites (external links)
Identification support / Sphingidae / Macroglossinae /
Australian species 2
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Gnathothlibus erotus (CRAMER, [1777]) australis_En