1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1: ssp. eras (Boisduval, 1832): Französisch-Polynesien, Tuamotu Archipel, Rangiroa, Hotel Raira Lagoon, Avatoru, Korallen-Atoll, 3 m, 16. Oktober 2019, am Licht (det. & fot.: Ernst Näf)Forum

2. Diagnosis

1-3: ♂, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

1-3: ♀, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

2.1. Original description, figure indicated therein and text to the figure

1-3: Cramer ([1777]: 148, pl. CIV fig. B, 12) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Biology

3.1. Habitat

1: ssp. eras (Boisduval, 1832): Französisch-Polynesien, Tuamotu Archipel, Gartenanlage mit Bungalows auf der Lagunenseite des Korallen-Atolls Rangiroa, 21. Oktober 2019 (fot.: Ernst Näf)Forum

4. Further information

4.1. Other combinations

• Sphinx erotus Cramer, [1777] [original combination]

4.2. Synonyms

• Choercampa andamanensis Kirby, 1877 [synonym according to funet.fi]

4.3. Subspecies

• Gnathothlibus erotus eras (Boisduval, 1832) [subspecies according to funet.fi]

4.4. Year of publication of the original description

According to Hemming (1958: 41), the entire volume was published in 1777.

(Author: Jürgen Rodeland)

4.5. Literature

• Original description: Cramer, P. (“1779”) [1777]: De uitlandsche kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America 2: 1-151, pl. XCVII-CXCII. Amsteldam (S. J. Baalde), Utrecht (Barthelemy Wild).
• Haxaire, J. & Salesne, T. (2017): Description d’un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1858 de Nouvelle-Calédonie(Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). — The European Entomologist, Vol. 8, No. 4, 179-208. [PDF]
• Hemming, F. (1958): Opinion 516. — Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 19 (1): 1-44. London.
• Lane, D. A. & Lane, M. D. (2006): A list of hawk moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from East Timor. — Australian Entomologist, 33, 147-150. [Sekundärzitat nach [Lepiforumsbeitrag Ernst Näf]]

4.6. Information from other websites (external links)

• [BOLD]
• [Atlas of Living Australia]
• [The Moths Of Borneo]
• [Butterfly House]
• [The Papua Insects Foundation]