Leucophlebia emittens
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Leucophlebia emittens is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from India
and bordering south-western China
and Pakistan
.
It is similar to, but differs from Leucophlebia afra
in that the median pale band of the forewing upperside is produced distally along the veins, especially the posterior ones. It is smaller than Leucophlebia neumanni
, in which the forewing upperside median band is somewhat darker, contrasting less with the marginal areas.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and bordering south-western China
China
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and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
It is similar to, but differs from Leucophlebia afra
Leucophlebia afra
Leucophlebia afra is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Senegal to northern Uganda and Sudan in the east, and to Angola in the west....
in that the median pale band of the forewing upperside is produced distally along the veins, especially the posterior ones. It is smaller than Leucophlebia neumanni
Leucophlebia neumanni
Leucophlebia neumanni is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from dry bush in southern and western Ethiopia and in northern Uganda....
, in which the forewing upperside median band is somewhat darker, contrasting less with the marginal areas.