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Neogurelca hyas

Synonyms: Lophura hyas (homotypic); Neogurelca conspicua; Neogurelca geometricum; Neogurelca macroglossoides

Wikipedia Abstract

Neogurelca hyas is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India, Nepal, Myanmar, central and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and the Philippines. The wingspan is 34–40 mm. It is a crepuscular species which visits flowers, such as Duranta erecta in Hong Kong, before it is fully dark. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens and Serissa foetida in southern China, Paederia foetida in northeastern India and Morinda species in southern India.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0