Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00083
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
Agrius cingulata
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About Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) belongs to Sphingidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Natural history and identification
Agrius cingulata is a long-tongued hawkmoth. The university species account documents nectar feeding and pollination of long-tubed flowers, while caterpillar hosts span several plant families. Adults visiting a flower and larvae consuming a host plant represent different ecological relationships and should be recorded separately. No Kauaʻi pollination rate is established here.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Agrius cingulata
- Common names
- Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Pink-spotted Hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) belongs to Sphingidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.