Psilogramma increta
Psilogramma increta, the plain grey hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found from north-eastern China, Japan and Korea, south and east through China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Peninsular Malaysia, to the Greater Sunda Islands, west through Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India to Kashmir. It is an introduced species in Hawaii, and the Caribbean region.
Description
The wingspan is 90–122 mm.
Biology
The larvae mostly feed on Oleaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Verbenaceae species, although there are records from other families. Recorded food plants include Campsis, Catalpa, Clerodendrum, Dimocarpus, Firmiana, Fraxinus, Ligustrum, Melia, Meliosma, Olea, Osmanthus, Paulownia, Syringa, Vitex, Quercus aliena, Callicarpa dichotoma, Sesamum indicum, Perilla frutescens and Viburnum dilatatum.