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Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758

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Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli
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Identification Marks: Head, thorax and a streak down the vertex of abdomen grey; abdomen with lateral transverse bands of pink and black to each segment; grey below. Fore wing grey, with black streaks below veins 2 and 3; a highly dentate dark postmedial line met by an irregular black streak from the apex. Some specimens are much clouded with fuscous, which sometimes takes the form of a broad medial band leaving two small pale spots in the end of the cell. Hind wings are grey; antemedial, medial, and postmedial piceous bands, the two former meeting at anal angle, the two latter lunulate. (W.S. 90 mm).
Gurule, S. A.(2013); Taxonomic study of moths (Lepidoptera : Heterocera) from north Maharashtra (india). PhD thesis, University of Pune, India
AttributionsGurule, S. A.(2013); Taxonomic study of moths (Lepidoptera : Heterocera) from north Maharashtra (india). PhD thesis, University of Pune, India
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Dr. Gurule Sachin Arjun
StatusUNDER_CREATION
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    📚 Habitat and Distribution
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    Global Distribution

    India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Siberia, Japan, Africa, Australia, the Pacific and Southern Europe

    Local Distribution

    Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andaman Is.

    Shubhalaxmi, V, R C Kendrick, Alka Vaidya, Neelima Kalagi, and Alaka Bhagwat. 2011. Inventory of moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India. Journal of the Bombay … 108, no. 3: 183-205. http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20133057227.html.
    AttributionsShubhalaxmi, V, R C Kendrick, Alka Vaidya, Neelima Kalagi, and Alaka Bhagwat. 2011. Inventory of moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India. Journal of the Bombay … 108, no. 3: 183-205. http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20133057227.html.
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY
    References
      Global Distribution

      India; Sri Lanka; Nepal; China; Thailand; Hong Kong; Borneo; Java; Celebes; Africa; Europe.

      Gurule, S. A.(2013); Taxonomic study of moths (Lepidoptera : Heterocera) from north Maharashtra (india). PhD thesis, University of Pune, India
      AttributionsGurule, S. A.(2013); Taxonomic study of moths (Lepidoptera : Heterocera) from north Maharashtra (india). PhD thesis, University of Pune, India
      Contributors
      StatusUNDER_CREATION
      LicensesCC_BY
      References
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        🐾 Taxonomy
        RootRoot
        KingdomAnimalia
        PhylumArthropoda
        ClassInsecta
        OrderLepidoptera
        taxon:hierarchy.superfamilyBombycoidea
        FamilySphingidae
        GenusAgrius
        SpeciesAgrius convolvuli Linnaeus 1758
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