Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856

Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856

Psilogramma casuarinae, the Australasian privet hawk moth, is a sphingid moth found in Australia.

Family
Genus
Psilogramma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856

Psilogramma casuarinae, commonly called the Australasian privet hawk moth, is a moth species belonging to the Sphingidae family. This species was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland, all states and territories of Australia. The larvae of this moth feed on Olea europaea, Ligustrum vulgare, Jasminum polyanthum, Campsis radicans, Tecoma stans, Lonicera japonica, Cotoneaster species, Antirrhinum majus, and Clerodendrum paniculatum.

Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Psilogramma

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