Enpinanga assamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Enpinanga
Species:
E. assamensis
Binomial name
Enpinanga assamensis
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra assamensis Walker, 1856
  • Enpinanga oceanica Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Enpinanga assamensis, the Assam hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, Thailand, southern China and northern Vietnam.[2]

Description of adults

The wingspan is about 55 mm. Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.

Male

The upperside of the head and thorax have a broad lateral stripe. The forewing upperside has a dark brown postmedian band and the forewing underside is mostly red. The hindwing upperside has an orange-buff median band.

Female

The ground colour of the forewing upperside is pale grey with a small black circular discal spot. The outer marginal area of the hindwing upperside is darker than the rest of the wing, while the inner margin is almost uniform in colour.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Enpinanga assamensis (Walker, 1856) -- Assam hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.


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