Megacorma obliqua (Walker, 1856) - Black-belted Hawkmoth

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  1. Kitching, I. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Website accessed July 2015

  2. Pittaway, A.R. & I.J. Kitching. Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic (including Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.). Website accessed July 2015.

  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 26.   DOI.10.11609/jott.4694.11.5.13592-13604.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Megacorma obliqua (Walker, 1856) – Black-belted Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/megacorma-obliqua, accessed 2024/04/23.