Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 180

12. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) - Convolvulus Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : L)

1758. Sphinx convolvuli Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (Ed. 10), 1: 490.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 4 (25.1112ºN 94.4534ºE), 2425 m asl ,

25.vii.2019 - 2♂, IJ1170, IJ1611, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 87 mm. Forewing length: 41 mm.

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( Chandra and Kumar, 1992); Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013); Assam ( Arandhara et al., 2017); Delhi ( Paul et al., 2017); Himachal Pradesh, Punjab ( Pathania et al., 2014); Jammu and Kashmir ( Sanyal et al., 2018); Jharkhand ( Sambath, 2014, Singh et al., 2017a); Karnataka (Melichar et al., 2018); Madhya Pradesh ( Chandra et al., 2013, Choubey et al., 2017), Maharashtra ( Shubhalaxmi et al., 2011, Gurule and Nikam, 2013); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Odisha ( Mandal and Maulik, 1991); Sikkim ( Dudgeon, 1886); Tamil Nadu ( Kathirvelu et al., 2019, Iyer and Kitching, 2019); Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008); West Bengal ( Shah et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Throughout the tropical and subtropical Old World; Migratory in large numbers to Mongolia, Siberia and Japan ( Holloway, 1987).

Larval hostplants: Phaseolus spp. ( Fabaceae ) in India ( Bell and Scott, 1937).

Remarks: The species was earlier recorded from Mao, Senapati district, Manipur by Mandal and Ghosh (2004).

Figures

Figure 2. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Craspedortha porphyria porphyria (Butler, 1876); B. Marumba irata Joicy and Kaye, 1917; C. Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881); D. Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894; E. Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856); F. Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875; G. A. ochracea Butler, 1885; H. A. sericeipennis sericeipennis Butler, 1875; I. A. maculifera Walker, 1866 (female); J. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); K. Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1856); L. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758); M. Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798); N. A. styx styx (Westwood, 1847); O. Daphnis hypothous crameri Eitschberger and Melichar, 2010; P. Eupanacra sinuata (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); Q. Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895); R. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903.