Biology:Callionima inuus

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Short description: Species of moth

Callionima inuus
Callionima innus MHNT CUT 2010 0 16 Osayacu Napo Ecuador female dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species:
C. inuus
Binomial name
Callionima inuus
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Synonyms
  • Hemeroplanes brethesi Köhler, 1924

Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[1]

Distribution

It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil , Argentina and Peru.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 67–72 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

Biology

The larvae probably feed on Tabernaemontana alba and other Apocynaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q776141 entry