''Acosmerycoides'' is a
monotypic moth genus in the family
Sphingidae described by
Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its
only species, ''Acosmerycoides harterti'' or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by
Walter Rothschild in 1895.
Distribution
It is found from
Assam in
India, eastwards across southern
China
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to
Taiwan and south to
Thailand,
Laos
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and
Vietnam.
Description
The
wingspan is 80–90 mm.
Acosmerycoides harterti MHNT CUT 2010 0 331 Wu-she, Taiwan, male dorsal.jpg, ''Acosmerycoides harterti'' ♂
Acosmerycoides harterti MHNT CUT 2010 0 331 Wu-she, Taiwan, male ventral.jpg, ''Acosmerycoides harterti'' ♂ △
Biology
The larvae feed on ''
Vitis'' species.
References
Macroglossini
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Asia
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