Neogurelca masuriensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neogurelca
Species:
N. masuriensis
Binomial name
Neogurelca masuriensis
(Butler, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lophura masuriensis Butler, 1875

Neogurelca masuriensis, the diffuse-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from north-western India along the southern Himalaya of northern India.[2]

The wingspan is 42โ€“50 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Leptodermis lanceolata.

References

  1. โ†‘ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. โ†‘ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Neogurelca masuriensis (Butler, 1875) -- Diffuse-banded hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.


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