Larval Food Plants of Emperor Moths and Hawkmoths of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli, Mumbai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae and Sphingidae)

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by  V Shubhalaxmi

Journal! of the Bombay Natural History Society, 101 (1), Jan.-Apr. 2004 106-120
LARVAL FOOD PLANTS OF EMPERORMOTHS AND HAWKMOTHS
OF SANJAY GANDHINATIONALPARK, BORIVLI, MUMBAI
(LEPIDOPTERA: SATURNIIDAEAND SPHINGIDAE)1
V. Shubhalaxmi andNaresh Chaturvedi2
'Accepted January 2003
2Bombay Natural History Society, Hombill House,
S.B, SinghRoad, Mumbai400023,Maharashtra, India.
Email:[email protected]
Ecological studies were conductedon the moths ofSanjayGandhi National Park, with special referenceto
the Families Satumiidae and Sphingidae. Three species ofEmperor moths and 32 species ofHawkmoths
were recorded, ofthesethe lifehistoriesof26 specieswere studied(3 Saturnids,23 Sphingids). ForFamily
Saturniidae, 10 new larval food plants have been addedto the 80 known species for2 Emperormoths. For
FamilySphingidae,33 newlarval foodplantshavebeenaddedtothe 111 knownspeciesfor20 Hawkmoths.
A briefoverview ofthe larval food plants in terms ofpreferences, abundance and resource sharing are
covered in this paper.
Keywords: Satumiidae, Sphingidae,Emperormoths,Hawkmoths, Saturnids, Sphingids,larvalfoodplants,
specialists, generalists, indicator species
INTRODUCTION and Eri moths are known for silk production and are
commerciallyexploitedbythesilkindustry.
Ecological studieson themothsofSanjayGandhi
National Park(SGNP), Mumbai,with special reference Hawkmoths: Family Sphingidae
toFamilies Satumiidaeand Sphingidae,wereconducted Sphingidsarealsoknownas Sphinxmothsforthe
from 1993 to 2001. Three species of Emperor moths sphinx-like posture adopted by the caterpillars when
and 32 species of Hawkmoths were recorded. SGNP threatened. Theyarebestknown fortheirlongmigratory
is a unique national park, in that it is surrounded by a flight; some have even been encountered at mid-sea
metropolis like Mumbai. It is constantly under heavy (Kehimkar 1997). The stout, cigar-shaped body and
bioticpressurefrom humans. ThisNational Park lies in long, narrowforewingsoftheadultaredistinctive. The
the WesternGhats, acrucial areawith rich biodiversity. long proboscis makes Hawkmoths ideal pollinators
Though most of the flora and fauna have been well for flowers which have a longtubular corolla (Barlow
documented,very1ittlewasknownabouttheinsectfauna 1982).
of the Park. An ecological study of the moths was
initiated, forwhich the Families Satumiidae (Emperor STUDYAREA
moths) and Sphingidae (Hawkmoths) were selected.
Ecological data on the moths ofMaharashtra region is The c. 103 sq. km area of SGNP is spread
scanty, and there are many lacunae in the information over the Greater Bombay (44.50 sq. km) and Thane
ontheirlifehistories, includinglarvalfoodplants,which (58.64 sq. km) districts of Maharashtra State. It is
vary fordifferent habitats. Thus, a food plant recorded situated c. 40 km north of Mumbai city and c. 8 km
foraparticularmoth species in southern Indiamaydiffer from the Arabian Sea. The Park has four types of
from that found in western India (e.g. Carissa habitats ranging from mangroves to evergreen forests
carandas). Detailed life histories of 3 Saturnids and ofthe Western Ghats. Most ofthe trees are deciduous,
23 Sphingidswere successfully recorded. and someevergreen. Theforesthasdiversefloraranging
from tall trees to shrubs and herbs.
Emperor Moths: Family Saturniidae Apart from SGNP, the study was also carried out
Saturnids are known as Emperor moths or non- ontheadjoining 1.5 sq. km landofthe BombayNatural
mulberrysilkmoths(AroraandGupta 1979). The largest History Society (BNHS) adjacentto the Goregaon end
moth in Asia is a Saturnid, the Atlas moth, with a of the Park. The vegetation on the BNHS land is
wingspan of 29 cm. Besides their size and exuberant southern moist-mixeddeciduousandthetopography is
beauty,theyarealsoknown fortheirnon-feedingadults mainly hilly, intersected with rocky streambeds of
and gregarious caterpillars. Others, like Tasar, Muga seasonal rain-fed streams (Patil 1993).
LARVAL FOOD PLANTS OF EMPEROR MOTHS AND HAWKMOTHS OF SGNP
METHODOLOGY Simaroubaceae,Staphyleaceae,Symplocaceae,Theaceae,
Umbelliferae, Verbenaceae, Vitidaceae and
To study the larval food plants, moth caterpillars Xanthophyllaceae.
found inthewild were rearedon identified food plants. Sphingidsarealsogeneraliststosomeextent.Earlier
In the case of generalist (polyphagous) species, the workers, such as Scott (1933) recorded food plants for
preference levels were also observed. The scattered 124 species ofSphingids, which covera wide range of
data on known larval food plants was compiled. 58 families of plants extending from Dilleniaceae to
Vegetationanalysisofthe larval foodplants inthestudy Gramineae. Family Rubiaceae is the most preferred,
areawasconductedduringtwoperiods,monsoon(July) withabout30speciesfeedingon it, followedbyVitaceae
and non-monsoon (March). The main objectives were: and Araceae with 16 species. Further, Beeson (1941)
(i) To assessthe abundance oflarval food plants in the addedthataltogether60familiesrangingfrom largetrees
studyareaintermsofavailabilityforcaterpillars,(ii)To to herbs and even grasses are larval food plants of
gradethefood plantsas ‘verycommon’, ‘common’ and Sphingids.
‘notcommon’ accordingto their relative abundance. The study recorded 15 larval food plants for
3 Saturnidsand44 for23 Sphingids. Since4 larval food
HOST-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS plant species were common to both, the total number
recorded was 55 plant species belongingto24 families.
AccordingtoScott(1933),thedistributionofmoths Ofthese, 37 larval food plants from 17 families were
and the number of individuals of any species in any new records for 22 moth species (2 Saturnids and 20
locality, isintimatelyconnectedwiththeirchoiceoffood Sphingids).
plants, thus the disappearance of a plant may lead to
the disappearance of a species feeding on it. Hence, PROFILEOF LARVAL FOOD PLANTS
thefoodplantscouldbeconsideredas indicatorspecies.
According to Speight and Wain House (1989), plants The diversity oflarval food plants in terms ofthe
thatareabundantandwidelydistributedhostmoreinsect type(tree, shruborherb),habit(deciduousorevergreen)
speciesthan plants with restricted distribution. Hence, andseasonality(perennial orseasonal)isdiscussedhere.
insect diversity can be broadly predicted from the Itwasobservedthattreeswerethe mostdominanttype,
abundanceofaparticularplantspecies. Thisassociation followedbyshrubsandclimbers,whileherbswerepoorly
indicates that insects and plants have co-evolved in represented(Fig. 1). 78%ofthe larval foodplantswere
nature. Moreover, host plant selection is governed perennial and 22%wereseasonal. Amongtheperennial
primarilybychemoreception,therefore,theemergence larval food plants, 46% were deciduous and 32% were
ofspecific insect/hostplantrelationships is mostlikely evergreen.
to have resulted from evolutionary changes in the For Saturnids, 15 tree species were identified as
insects’ chemosensory systems. According to Jenny larval food plants, ofwhich 73% were deciduous and
(1984), adaptation tothe nutritional quality ofthe new 27% were evergreen. For Sphingids, 44 plant species
host plant is a secondary process. were identified, ofwhich 41% were trees, 30% shrubs,
Some moth species are specialist (monophagous), 20% climbers and 9% herbs. Among the trees, 39%
i.e.theylayeggsonasingleplantspeciesonly,whileothers
are generalist (polyphagous), i.e. they lay eggs on more
than one plant species. Saturnid species tend to be
generalists.IntheOrientalregion,theyhavebeenrecorded
tofeedonthefollowing52plantfamilies: Anacardiaceae,
Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Araliaceae,
Asclepiadaceae, Barringtoniaceae, Berberidaceae,
Betulaceae, Bischofiaceae, Burseraceae, Caricaceae,
Combretaceae, Coriariaceae, Corylaceae, Cyperaceae,
Daphniphyllaceae, Dilleniaceae, Dipterocarpaceae,
Ericaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae,
Labiatae,Lauraceae,Leeaceae, Leguminosae,Lythraceae,
Magnoliaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Moringaceae,
Myrsinaceae, Myrtaceae, Naucleaceae, Oleaceae,
Oxalidaceae, Palmae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae,
Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Sapindaceae,
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VitaceaeAcanthaceae speciessupporting8 speciesofSphingidsand 1 Saturnid
Sc,lercul,iace—aTeil2ia%ceae 51% _40/ rAnaca2rd%Aipaocceyaenaceae (see Fig. 2).
4%
RESOURCESHARING
Araceae
4%
Balsaminaceae
2% Resourcesharing, i.e. utilizationoflarvalfoodplants
bythemothspecies isdescribedhere. FromTable 1 itcan
be concluded that of the 24 plant families foraged by
Saturniidaeand Sphingidae(subfamilies Sphinginaeand
Macroglossinae), 10 familieswereforagedbySaturniidae
(3 species) while 16 plant families were foraged by
subfamily Sphinginae (9 species) and 23 by
Nyctag2i%naceae Convolvulaceae Macroglossinae(14 species).BothSatumidsandSphingids
Lythraceae 9% shared four plant families, Apocynaceae, Bombacaceae,
4°/oLee4a%ceae Fabaceae EuphorbiaceDaieosco2r%eaceae Boraginaceae and Rubiaceae. The data showed that
7% 2% Sphingids utilized 81% ofthe resources, while Satumids
used only 19%. Among the subfamilies of Sphingids,
Fig. 2: Families of larval food plants
Macroglossinaeaccountedfor48%, andSphinginae33%.
were deciduous, 34% evergreen and 27% annuals LARVALFOODPLANTPREFERENCES
including climbers and herbs. The list ofall recorded
larval food plants along with their families and moth MostoftheSaturnidandSphingidcaterpillarswere
species is given in Table 1 generalist feeders, but a few species behaved like
It can be summarised from Table 1 that of the specialistfeeders, inthattheyfed onlyononehostplant,
listed24 plantfamiliesoflarval foodplants: despitetheavailabilityoftheirknown food plants inthe
• 11 familieshad onlyonehostplantspecies area. Such speciesaretermed as ‘actingspecialist' here,
• 7 families had 2 species and there were two categories among them:
• 3 families had 4 species 1. Moth species that preferred to lay eggs on a
• 3 familieshad 3, 5 and 10 species respectively. single larval food plant, ignoringthe otherknown food
Family Rubiaceae was the largest, with 10 plant plants found in the study area.
Table 2: List of Generalist and Specialist Species
Generalist Species Specialist Species Acting Specialist Species
FamilySaturniidae
1. Attacusatlas 1. Actias selene None
2. Antheraea paphia
FamilySphingidae
SubfamilySphinginae
1. Agrius convolvuli None 1. Marumba indicus
2 Acherontia lachesis
3. Psilogramma menephron
4. Claris phalaris
5. Polyptychus dentatus
6. Marumba dyras
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
1. Cephanodes hylas 1 Macroglossum gyrans 1 Nephele hespera
2 Daphnis nerii 2. Macroglossum particolor 2. Neogurelca hyas
3. Macroglossum belis 3. Macroglossum sitiene 3 Hippotion boerhaviae
4. Theretra alecto 4 Theretra nessus
5. Theretra clotho
6. Theretra lycetus
7. Theretra oldenlandiae
8. Theretra castanea
9. Pergesa acteus
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2.
Moth specieswhose preferred larval food plant 2. Tasar Silk Moth
is notdocumented from the study area, and isobserved Antheraea papftia Hubner 1818
feeding on a single allied species. Nephele hespera is KFP: 38, RFP: 10, NR: 05
the single example in this category. Apocynaceae
Among Saturnids, 2 species were generalist and 1. Carissa congesta Wt.: Evergreen shrub.
one was an acting specialist, while in Sphingids, Common, 02, Less preferred, New record.
15 species were generalist, 3 were specialists and 5 Bombacaceae
were acting specialist (Table 2). 2. BombaxceibaLinn: Deciduoustree,Common,
Detailsofindividual moth species,alongwiththeir 01, Less Preferred.
larval food plants, have been discussed here. In caseof Burseraceae
a generalist moth species, the food preferences levels 3. Garuga pinnata Roxb.: Deciduous tree,
were given as ‘Most preferred’, ‘Preferred’ and ‘Less Common, 03, Less Preferred.
preferred’. The plant preference was assessed from Conibretaceae
the number of caterpillars observed feeding on it. A 4. Anogeissus latifolia (DC) Wall, ex Bedd.:
compiled list of known food plants, recorded plants Deciduous tree,Notcommon, 01, Less preferred,New
andnew larval foodplantsalongwith theirmoth species record.
is given in Table 3. Some exotic plant species present 5. Terminalia catappa Linn.: Deciduous tree,
on the fringes ofthe study area were seen to be hosts planted inside the study area, 15, Most Preferred.
for a few moth species. Additionally, 2 larval food 6. Terminalia bellerica Roxb.: Deciduous tree,
plants, Arisaema murrayi and Pavetta crassicaulis Not Common, 05, Preferred.
mentioned in Table 3 were found outside the study 7. Terminalia crenulata Roth.: Deciduous tree.
area(150-350 km away) on the hills ofMahableshwar Not common, 03, Preferred, New record.
and Malshej Ghat. Such plants are marked with an Euphorbiaceae
asterisk. 8. Brideliaretusa(Linn.) Spreng: Deciduoustree.
Undereach moth species,the followingdetailsof Not common, 02, Less Preferred, New Record.
the larval food plant has been given: Rhamnaceae
KFP =NumberofKnown food plants, 9. Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk.: Evergreen tree.
RFP = Number ofRecorded food plants, Not common, 12, Most Preferred.
NR = New records. 10. Zizyphus rugosa Lamk.: Evergreen tree, Not
Further, undereachplantfamily,detailshavebeen common, 01, Less Preferred, New Record.
g1.iven in followingformat:
Type ofplant, status ofplant in the study area, 3. Atlas Moth Attacus atlas Linnaeus 1766
Number ofcaterpillars reared on the plant and KFP: 19, RFP: 04, NR: 04.
Pre1f.erence level ofcaterpillars (onlyfor generalist Apocynaceae
species) 1. Holarrhena antidysenterica: Deciduous tree,
Whether the larval food plant recorded during the Not common, 03, Preferred, New Record.
study was a new record. Lythraceae
*2. Lagerstroemia speciosa Retz.: Deciduous
FAMILY SATURNIIDAE tree.Notfound insidethestudyarea, 12, MostPreferred,
AsrecodedbyHampson(1896), Fellowes-Manson New Record.
(1920), Beeson (1941), Arora and Gupta (1979), 3. Lagerstroemia lanceolata Wall: Deciduous
Barlow and D’Abrera (1982), and Chaturvedi (1999), tree, Not common, 2, Less Preferred, New Record.
there are 80 known larval food plants for 3 Saturnids, Rubiaceae
which have been now updated to 90. Details of 4. Mitragynaparvifolia (Roxb.) Korth: Evergreen
the larval food plants is mentioned under each tree. Common, 05, Less Preferred, New Record.
species:
FAMILY SPHINGIDAE
Indian Moon Moth As per Hampson (1896), Scott (1933, 1983),
Actias selene Hubner 1816 Beeson (1941), Barlow and D’Abrera (1982) and
KFP: 27, RFP: 01, NR: 0 Smetacek (1994) there were 111 known food plants,
Anacardiaceae which have now increased to 144. Details of the
Lannea coromandelica (Floutt.) Merr.: larval food plants have been mentioned under each
Deciduous tree. Not Common, 05. species.
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1. Convolvulus Hawkmoth 4. Shorthorn Sphinx Clonisphalaris Cramer 1777
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus 1758 KFP: 08, RFP: 04,NR: 03.
1.
KFP: 06, RFP: 05, NR: 05. Fabaceae
Convolvulaceae 1. Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb.) DC.: Deciduous
Ipomoea sinensis (Des.) Choicy: Annual climber, Not common, 10, Most Preferred, New
climber, Not common, 01, Less preferred, New Record.
Record. 2. DcilbergialanceolariciLinn.f.: Deciduoustree.
*2.IpomoeacairicaLinn.: Perennial climber,Not Not common, 02, Preferred, New Record.
found inside the study area, 05, Most Preferred, New 3. DalbergiaJatifolia Roxb.: Deciduoustree,Not
Record. common, 02, Preferred, New Record.
*3. Ipomoea carnea Jacq.: Evergreen shrub, 4. Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.: Deciduous
Common outside the study area, 02, Preferred, New tree, Not common, 01, Less Preferred.
Record.
*4. Ipomoea aqnatica Forsk.: Evergreen runner, 5. Dentate Grey Sphinx
Common outside the study area, 02, Less Preferred, Polyptychits dentatus Cramer 1777
New Record. KFP: 02, RFP: 02, NR: 01.
5. Ipomoea hederacea (Jacq.): Annual climber, Bombacaceae
common, 01, Less preferred, New Record. 1.BombaxceibaLinn.: Deciduoustree,Common,
01, Less Preferred, New Record.
2. Dark Death’s Head Hawkmoth Boraginaceae
Acherontia lacbesis Fabricius 1798 1. Cordia dichotoma Forst. F: Deciduous tree,
KFP: 25, RFP: 07, NR: 06. Not common, 08, Most preferred.
Acanthaceae
1. BarleriaprionitisLinn.: Annual herb,Common, 6. Spotted Marumba Marumba dyras Walker 1856
02, Preferred, New Record. KFP: 10, RFP: 5, NR: 03.
2. Carvia callosa Annual shrub. Common, 01, Bombacaceae
:
Less preferred. New Record. 1. BombaxceibaLinn.: Deciduoustree.Common,
Boraginaceae 10, Most Preferred.
3. Cordia dichotoma Forst. f Deciduous tree. Euphorbiaceae
:
Not common, 01, Less preferred, New Record. 2. BrideIiaretusa(L'mn.)Spreng.: Deciduoustree.
Convolvulaceae Not common, 02, Less Preferred, New Record.
*4. Ipomoea carnea Jacq.: Evergreen shrub, Sterculiaceae
Common outside the study area, 01, Less Preferred, 3. Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R.Br.: Deciduous
New Record. tree. Not common, 50, Most Preferred, New Record.
*5. Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.: Evergreen runner, 4. Helicteres isora Linn.: Deciduous shrub. Very
Common outside the study area, 01, Less Preferred, common, 10, Most Preferred.
New Record. Tiliaceae
Oleaceae 5. Grewiainequalis Bl.: Deciduoustree,Common,
*6. Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn.: Deciduous 04, Less Preferred, New Record.
shrub,Commonoutsidethestudyarea,0 LessPreferred.
1,
Solanaceae 7. Brown Tip Marumba
7. Solanum violaceum Ortega: Deciduous shrub. Marumba indicus Walker 1856
Not common, 01, Less Preferred, New Record. KFP: 05, RFP: 01, NR: 01.
Sterculiaceae
3. Dark Psilogramma 1. Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R. Br.: Deciduous
Psilogramma ntenep/iron Cramer 1780 tree.Notcommon, 25 (caterpillarsrearedatatimefrom
KFP: 14, RFP: 02, NR: 01. an egg clutch), New Record.
Bignoniaceae
1. Oroxylum indicum (Linn.) Vent.: Deciduous 8. Coffee Bee Hawkmoth
tree, Not common, 01, Less preferred. New Record. Cephanodes hylas hylas Linnaeus 1771
2. *Spathodea campanulata Beauv.: Evergreen KFP: 13, RFP: 08,NR: 05.
tree. Common outside the study area, 01, Less Rubiaceae
preferred. 1. Catunaregam spinarum (L.) Tiruveng:
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Evergreen shrub, Not common, 02, Less Preferred. 14. Large Hummingbird Moth
2. Gardenia lucida Roxb.: Evergreen tree , Not Macroglossum belis Linnaeus 1758
common, 03, Most Preferred, New Record. KFP: 04, RFP: 02,NR: 02.
3. *Gardenia florida Linn.: Evergreen shrub, Rubiaceae
Common outside the study area, 05, Most Preferred. 1 . Morinda tinctoria var. tomentosa Roxb.:
4. Haldinacordifo!ia(Roxb.)Ridsdale: Evergreen Evergreen tree, Common, 04, Most preferred, New
tree. Not common, 02, Less Preferred. Record.
5. Hymenodictyon orixense (Roxb.) Mabb.: 2. Spermadictyon suaveolens Roxb.: Evergreen
Evergreentree.Notcommon, 03, Most Preferred,New tree, Not found in the study area, 03, Less preferred,
Record. New Record.
6. Mitragynaparvifolia(Roxb.) Korth.: Evergreen
tree. Common, 03, Most Preferred, New Record. 15. Yellow Banded Hummingbird Moth
7. *Pavetta crassicaulis Bremek.: Deciduous Macroglossum sitiene Walker 1856
tree, Not common, 01, Less Preferred, New Record. KFP: 01, RFP: 01,NR: 01.
8.2.Pavetta siphonantha Dalz.: Deciduous tree, Rubiaceae
Not common, 01, Less Preferred. 1. Morinda tinctoria var. tomentosa Roxb.:
Evergreen tree. Common, 02.
9. Oleander Hawkmoth
Dapltnis nerii Linnaeus 1758 16. Hogweed Hawkmoth
KFP: 05, RFP: 02,NR: 01. Hippotion boerltaviae Fabricius 1775
Apocynaceae KFP: 06, REP: 01, NR: 0.
*1. Alstoniascholaris R.Br.: Evergreen tree, Not Nyctaginaceae
found inthestudyarea,0 Lesspreferred,NewRecord. 1. Boerhavia diffusa Linn.: Annual herb, Not
1,
Tabernaemontana coronaria Wild.: Perennial common,01
shrub,Notfound insidethestudyarea,06,MostPreferred.
17. Large Yam Hawkmoth
10. Carissa Hawkmoth Theretra nessus Drury 1773
Nephele hespera Fabricius 1775 KFP: 05, RFP: 01,NR: 01.
KFP: 01, RFP: 01,NR: 01. Dioscoreaceae
Apocynaceae 1. Dioscorea hispida Dennst.: Annual herb. Not
1. Carissa congesta Wt.: Evergreen shrub, common, 01, New Record.
Common, 16, New Record.
18. Grapevine Black Hawkmoth
11. Turntail Hawkmoth Tlieretra clotho clotho Drury 1773
Neogurelca hyas Walker 1856 KFP: 05, RFP: 05, NR: 05.
KFP: 03, RFP: 01, NR: 0. Araceae
Rubiaceae Amorphophalluscommutatus(Schott.)Engler:
1 .
1. Morinda tinctoria var. tomentosa Roxb.: Annual herb, Common, 01, Less Preferred, New
Evergreen tree. Common, 05. Record.
Leeaceae
12. Little Hummingbird Moth 2. Leea asiatica (Linn.) Ridsdale: Annual herb,
Macroglossum gyrans Walker 1856 Very common, 02, Preferred, New Record.
KFP: 01, RFP: 01, NR: 0. Vitaceae
Rubiaceae 3 Ampelocissuslatifolia(Roxb.)Planch.: Annual
.
1. Morinda tinctoria var. tomentosa Roxb.: climber.Verycommon,05,Mostpreferred,NewRecord.
Evergreen tree. Common, 31 4. Cayratia triflora (Linn.) Domin: Annual
climber.Notcommon,01, Lesspreferred.NewRecord.
13. Hourglass Hummingbird Moth 5. Cissus elongata Roxb.: Annual climber, Not
MacroglossumparticolorRothschild & Jordan 1903 common, 02, Preferred, New Record.
KFP: 01, RFP: 01, NR: 0.
Rubiaceae 19. Levant Hawkmoth
1. Morinda tinctoria var. tomentosa Roxb.: Theretra alecto alecto Linnaeus 1758
Evergreen tree, Common, 02. KFP: 06, RFP: 02, NR: 02.
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(contd.)
Plants
Food
Larval
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