''Neogurelca himachala'', the crisp-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western, central and eastern

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(including Tibet), northern Thailand, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. The wingspan is about 34–48 mm. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''

Paederia foetida ''Paederia foetida'' is a species of plant, with common names that are variations of skunkvine, stinkvine, or Chinese fever vine. It is native to temperate, and tropical Asia; and has become naturalized in the Mascarenes, Melanesia, Polynesia, a ...

'' in India and ''

Paederia ''Paederia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae. They are commonly known as sewer vines because of the strong odours exuded when their leaves or stems are crushed or bruised. Species *'' Paederia brasiliensis'' (Hoo ...

'' species in China

Subspecies

*''Neogurelca himachala himachala'' (Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China (including Tibet) and northern Thailand) *''Neogurelca himachala sangaica'' Butler, 1876 (central and eastern China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan)

References

Neogurelca Moths described in 1876 Moths of Japan Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler Moths of Taiwan {{Macroglossini-stub