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Ramana Athreya @ IISER-Pune
Research : Moths : Sphingidae

Sphingidae of Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India (Species Notes)

Sphingidae : Macroglossinae

Ampelophaga rubiginosa Bremer & Grey, 1853

Link to species image gallery

Ampelophaga_rubiginosa Ampelophaga_rubiginosa
MothSph_Ampelophaga_rubiginosa_0_PA0308R.jpg http://tpittaway.tripod.com (Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic)

Identification:
Similar to A. khasiana - differs in the outermost discal band (thin and irregular v/s thick and regular in width) and the next inner band (anterior outward bulge v/s smoothly curving margin).

Reference:
Sphingidae of the eastern Palaearctic

Photo Credits:
Eaglenest Biodiversity Project


28 February 2013, Ramana Athreya