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Callionima inuus

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Callionima inuus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Callionima
Species:
C. inuus
Binomial name
Callionima inuus
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Synonyms
  • Hemeroplanes brethesi Köhler, 1924

Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903.[1]

Distribution

It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Peru.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 67–72 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

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  • ♀
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Biology

The larvae probably feed on Tabernaemontana alba and other Apocynaceae species.

References

  1. ^ "Callionima inuus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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