Ampelophaga khasiana, the scarce vine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found from Nepal, Sikkim in north-eastern India and to central China.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ampelophaga |
| Species: | A. khasiana
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| Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895[1]
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The larvae feed on Vitis species and Saurauia nepalensis in India.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895 -- Scarce vine hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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