Biology:Baniwa yavitensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Baniwa yavitensis
Baniwa yavitensis (Brazil, Rio Negro, Tapurucuara) (BC-ZSMRR0158) (ZSBS) male upperside.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Dilophonotina
Genus: Baniwa
Lichy, 1981
Species:
B. yavitensis
Binomial name
Baniwa yavitensis
Lichy, 1981[1]

Baniwa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Baniwa yavitensis, which is known from Venezuela and Amazonas and Pará in Brazil .[2]

There are probably multiple generations per year. Adults have been recorded in July in Brazil.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3634188 entry