Biology:Callionima pan

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Short description: Species of moth

Callionima pan
Callionima pan MHNT CUT 2010 0 337 French Guiana, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Callionima pan MHNT CUT 2010 0 337 French Guiana, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species:
C. pan
Binomial name
Callionima pan
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx pan Cramer, 1779
  • Calliomma pan neivai Oiticica Filho, 1940

Callionima pan is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.[1]

Distribution

It is found from Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica through Venezuela to southern Brazil .[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 64 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year, with adults on wing from April to June and from October to January in Costa Rica.

Biology

The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species.

Subspecies

  • Callionima pan pan
  • Callionima pan neivai Oiticica Filho, 1940 (Brazil)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1374048 entry