Langia tropicus Moulds, 1983
(erroneously : Laugia tropicus)
SPHINGINAE, SPHINGIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 27 January 2008)


male
(Photo: courtesy of David Knowles, Broome)

The foodplant of this Caterpillar is not known, but related species feed on members of the plant family ROSACEAE.

The adult moths of this species are greyish brown, and have a recurved inner margin to the forewings, and a recurved margin to the tornus of the hindwings. The moths have a wingspan of about 8 cms.

The species occurs across the tropical north of Australia, including

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • Western Australia.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 412.


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