Cizara sculpta is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from southern and eastern India, Myanmar, south-western China, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

Cizara sculpta
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cizara
Species:
C. sculpta
Binomial name
Cizara sculpta
(R. Felder, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Microlophia sculpta R. Felder, 1874
  • Cizara schausi Clark, 1923

The wingspan is 50–70 mm. It is similar to Cizara ardeniae but distinguishable by the yellow base and inner margin of the hindwing upperside. The Forewing upperside is also similar to Cizara ardeniae, but the distal edge to the central paler green area is irregular. The hindwing upperside is basally yellow.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Randia dumetorum in India and Gardenia jasminoides in Laos and Thailand.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cizara sculpta (R. Felder, [1874])". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.