Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) - Convolvulus Hawkmoth

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Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) – Convolvulus HawkmothArachis hypogaea, Clitoria ternatea, Glycine max, Lablab purpureus, Vigna mungo (Fabaceae), Helianthus annuus, Helianthus tuberosus (Compositae), Ipomoea aquatica, Ipomoea batatas, Ipomoea cairica, Merremia pinnata (Convolvulaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Inoue, H., RD Kennett & I. J. Kitching. Moths of Thailand, Vol 2, # 1, pg 14, pl 1.
  2. Rohit Kumar, Lashkar, 1993. Marvelous Moths of Nepal, pg 11, # 1, pl 1 a-b.
  3. Iyer, G. & I.J. Kitching. 2019. A preliminary study of the hawkmoth diversity (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(5): 13592–13604.  Pg:13602; Image 25.   DOI.10.11609/jott.4694.11.5.13592-13604.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) – Convolvulus Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/agrius-convolvuli, accessed 2024/03/28.