Biology:Callionima falcifera
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Short description: Species of moth
Callionima falcifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Callionima |
Species: | C. falcifera
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Binomial name | |
Callionima falcifera (Gehlen, 1943)[1]
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Callionima falcifera is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Bruno Gehlen in 1943. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Jamaica, south through northern South America (north-western and eastern Venezuela).[2]
Description
The wingspan is 68–73 mm.
Biology
The larvae feed on Stemmadenia obovata and probably other Apocynaceae species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Callionima/falcifera.html.
- ↑ "Callionima falcifera". Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20130409093617/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cfalcife.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1937175 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callionima falcifera.
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