Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894

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

4. Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894 - Wavy Velvet Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : D)

1894. Clanis gigantea Rothschild, Novit. zool., 1: 96.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 2 (25.1235°N 94.4407°E), 2036 m asl ,

12.vii.2016 - 1♂, IJ328, 24.vii.2019 - 1♂, IJ1427; Site 4 (25.1112ºN 94.4534ºE), 2425 m asl, 25.vii.2019 - 1♂, IJ1607, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 150 mm. forewing length: 72 mm.

Distribution: India: Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Sikkim, Uttarakhand ( Sanyal et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020); Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); Peninsular Malaysia (Borneo) ( Holloway, 1987).

Larval hostplants: Lespedeza thompsoni ( Fabaceae ) in north eastern India ( Bell and Scott, 1937) and Lespedeza viatorum ( Fabaceae ) in Guangdong, China ( Mell, 1922).

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.