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Oryba achemenides

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Oryba achemenides
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O. achemenides
Binomial name
Oryba achemenides
(Cramer, 1779)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx achemenides Cramer, 1779
  • Oryba robusta Walker, 1856
  • Oryba juliane Eitschberger, 2000

Oryba achemenides is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Central America to the Amazon region, including Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Surinam, Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is 100–120 mm. It is a large, heavy-bodied and large-eyed species with a dark green upperside and orange underside. The marginal band of the forewing upperside is much narrower than the distance between this area and the distal margin of the dark olive-green median trapezoidal area. There are no distinct bands on the hindwing upperside.

There are probably multiple generations per year.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2011-10-19.