Psilogramma menephron

Psilogramma menephron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Psilogramma
Species:
P. menephron
Binomial name
Psilogramma menephron
(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx menephron Cramer, [1780]
  • Sphinx menephron discistriga Walker, 1856
  • Psilogramma melanomera (Butler, 1875)
  • Sphinx ahrendti Pagenstecher, 1888

Psilogramma menephron, the privet hawk moth or large brown hawkmoth, is a member of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is usually found in Sri Lanka, India (including the Andaman Islands), Nepal, central and southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Psilogramma casuarinae from eastern Australia was long treated as a synonym but is now thought to be a distinct species. The introduced population on Hawaii was first thought to be P. menephron, but is Psilogramma increta.[2]

  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Psilogramma menephron". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  2. ^ "Psilogramma menephron Cramer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 6 July 2016.