Biology:Amphonyx duponchel

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Short description: Species of moth

Duponchel's sphinx
Cocytius duponchel MHNT CUT 2010 0 466 - San Joaquín de Navay Tachira Venezuela - Male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Cocytius duponchel MHNT CUT 2010 0 466 - San Joaquín de Navay Tachira Venezuela - Male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Amphonyx
Species:
A. duponchel
Binomial name
Amphonyx duponchel
Poey, 1832[1]
Synonyms
  • Cocytius duponchel Poey, 1832
  • Gehlen, 1928 Cocytius duponchel roseus

Amphonyx duponchel, or Duponchel's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Felipe Poey in 1832.

Distribution

It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands in Cuba and the West Indies and from Bolivia, southern Brazil and Argentina to Venezuela, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Mexico. It is also found in Florida and Texas , where it is rare.[2]


Description

The wingspan is 110–150 mm, with the males being much smaller than the females. There are black discal dashes and a transverse, kidney-shaped, dirty white discal spot located on the forewing upperside.

biology

Adults are on wing year round. They feed on nectar at flowers.

The larvae feed on Guatteria diospyroides, Annona purpurea, Annona reticulata, Xylopia frutescens and Annona glabra and probably other Annonaceae species. They are very colourful.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q138051 entry