Pentateucha curiosa

Description

Pentateucha curiosa, the hirsute hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. The wingspan is about 104 mm. Adults are on wing in January in Vietnam and from mid-December to mid-February in northern Thailand. The larvae probably feed on Ilex species (including I. triflora). In captivity, larvae have been reared on leaves of I. aquifolium .