Pachygonidia subhamata

Pachygonidia subhamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Pachygonidia
Species:	P. subhamata
Binomial name
	Pachygonidia subhamata; (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
	Perigonia subhamata Walker, 1856; Macroglossa gigantea Schaufuss, 1870;

Pachygonidia subhamata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador north through Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Belize) to Mexico.^[2]

The wingspan is 62–75 mm. There is a grey-brown submarginal patch on the forewing upperside and two median transverse pinkish-buff bands on the hindwing upperside. These band are more or less shaded with brown and the pink tint is mostly not prominent.

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Vitis tiliifolia.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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