Pentateucha inouei, the Taiwanese hirsute hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan.[2] The habitat consists of alpine forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pentateucha |
| Species: | P. inouei
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentateucha inouei Owada & Brechlin, 1997[1]
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ilex formosana.
References
edit- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Pentateucha inouei". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Pentateucha inouei Owada & Brechlin, 1997 -- Taiwanese hirsute hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
External links
edit- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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