Biology:Callionima acuta

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Short description: Species of moth

Callionima acuta
Callionima acuta MHNT CUT 2010 348 Ixiamas, Bolivia, male dorsal.jpg
Male dosral
Callionima acuta MHNT CUT 2010 348 Ixiamas, Bolivia, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species:
C. acuta
Binomial name
Callionima acuta
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Hemeroplanes acuta Rothschild & Jordan, 1910

Callionima acuta is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan as Hemeroplanes acuta, in 1910.[1]

Distribution

Is known from Peru and Bolivia.

Description

Males have a wingspan of about 32 millimetres. The species is similar to Callionima parce, but is darker in colour. The forewing upperside ground colour is blackish-brown. The hindwing underside has a median line and a line of dots in the outer half.

Biology

Adults are probably on wing in multiple generations.[2]

References

  1. "Callionima acuta (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014115126/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Callionima/acuta.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212306/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cacuta.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1375892 entry