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First account of the life history of the hawkmoth Eurypteryx molucca C. and R. Felder 1874 (Lepidoptra: Sphingidae: Macroglossini)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2021
Authors:D. L. Lane, Moulds, M. S., Hopkinson, M.
Journal:Australian Entomologist
Volume:48
Issue:3
Start Page:195
Pagination:195-201
Date Published:09/2021
Keywords:AUSTRALIA, EURYPTERYX, FOODPLANT, IMMATURE STAGES, PUPA, PUPATION CHAMBER, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1
Abstract:

"The final instar larva and pupa of Eurypteryx molucca C. and R. Felder, 1874 are described for the first time, together with aspects of the species’ biology from observations of a larva found on Dauan Island, Torres Strait, Queensland. The larval foodplant is Chain Fruit, Alyxia spicata R. Br. (Apocynaceae). Comparison is made with the larva of Eurypteryx bhaga (Moore, [1866]) from South-East Asia, the only other Eurypteryx C. and R. Felder, 1874 species for which any life history detail is currently known."

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