Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856)

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 : 177-178

5. Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) - Common Grizzled Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : E)

1856. Macrosila inexacta Walker, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus., 8: 208.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 3 (25.1171ºN 94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl ,

24.vii.2019 - 1♂, IJ1608, 13.ix.2019 - 1♀, IJ1609, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 72 mm. forewing length: 34 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013); Assam ( Arandhara et al., 2017); Himachal Pradesh,Punjab ( Pathania et al., 2014); Jammu and Kashmir ( Sanyal et al., 2018); Jharkhand ( Sambath, 2014); Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu ( Shubhalaxmi et al., 2011); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Uttarakhand ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008). Elsewhere: Northern Pakistan ( Rafi et al., 2014, Haxaire et al., 2017); Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam,

2019); China, Myanmar, Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020); Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); Peninsular Malaysia (Borneo) ( Holloway, 1987); Japan ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Ligustrum robustum , Fraxinus sp. , Osmanthus fragrans and Olea sp. (all in Oleaceae ), and Lonicera sp. (Caprofoliaceae) in China ( Inoue et al., 1997). Unknown in India.

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

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.