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The Impatiens Hawk Moth (''Theretra oldenlandiae'') is a member of the Sphingidae family found in India, China, Borneo, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, and Australia. They are often considered a pest on both Busy lizzie (''Impatiens wallerana'') and Fuchsias (''Fuchsia sp.''). Caterpillars of this species have also been seen feeding on Arum lily (''Zantedeschia aethiopica''), Argentine trumpet vine (''Clytostoma callistegioides''), Climbing guinea flower (''Hibbertia scandens''), Billy goat plum (''Planchonia careya''), Godetia (''Clarkia amoena''), Star cluster (''Pentas lanceolata''), Australian native violet (''Viola hederacea'') and Slender grape (''Cayratia clematidea''). The larvae are black with yellow dots, they have a small spine on their tails and use it as a mimicked head. Before pupating the caterpillar will reach a length of about 70 mm. The adult is brown with light brown stripes down the thorax. The stripes are mimicked on the inner margin of the forewing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/sphi/olden.html ) 〕 ==Subspecies== *''Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae'' (from Sri Lanka and southern India north to northern Pakistan, northern Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. Then northeastwards through China to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, and then southeastwards through South East Asia as far as the Andaman Islands, the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. Strongly migratory northward to northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin), eastern Russia (Primorskiy Kray) and northern Japan) *''Theretra oldenlandiae lewini'' (Thon, 1828) (Australia) *''Theretra oldenlandiae samoana'' Gehlen, 1941 (Samoa) File:Theretra oldenlandiae sjh.jpg File:Theretra_oldenlandiae.jpg< File:Theretra oldenlandiae (caterpillar).JPG|Larva 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theretra oldenlandiae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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