Gnathothlibus erotus

Gnathothlibus erotus, the white-brow hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.

White-brow hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Gnathothlibus
Species:	G. erotus
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus erotus (Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
List Sphinx erotus Cramer, 1777 Choercampa andamanensis Kirby, 1877 Chromis eras Boisduval, 1832 Chromis cramptoni Clark, 1922

Taxonomic notes

• Gnathothlibus erotus (Oriental tropics)
• Gnathothlibus erotus eras (from the Moluccas eastwards) transferred to Gnathothlibus eras

Distribution

This species can be found from India to Borneo and from Australia and Cook Islands to New Caledonia and eastwards into Polynesia as far as Pitcairn Island. ^[2]

Description

Larvae have been recorded on a wide range of plants, including Ipomoea batatas, Vitis vinifera, Dillenia alata, Escallonia macrantha, Melastoma affine, Pentas lanceolata, Cayratia acris, Cayratia clematidea, Cayratia trifolia, Leea indica Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Hibbertia scandens, Cissus and Morinda. ^[3]

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