Sataspes xylocoparis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Sataspes
Species
Sataspes xylocoparis
Scientific Name
Sataspes xylocoparis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Sataspes xylocoparis

Sataspes xylocoparis, the eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and southern and eastern China. The habitat consists of shady, dense, mature hillside woodland with fast-flowing streams.

The wingspan is 52–58 mm for males and 58–70 mm for females. It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees.

It is a day-flying species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Dalbergia benthami in Hong Kong. Other recorded food plants include Lespedeza and Albizia lebbeck.

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Sataspes xylocoparis in languages:

English
Eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth

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