Biology:Ceratomia igualana

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Short description: Species of moth

Ceratomia igualana
Ceratomia igualana MHNT CUT 2010 0 323 Comala Colima Mexico male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Ceratomia igualana MHNT CUT 2010 0 323 Comala Colima Mexico male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ceratomia
Species:
C. igualana
Binomial name
Ceratomia igualana
Schaus, 1932[1]
Synonyms
  • Dolbogene igualana (Schaus, 1932)

Ceratomia igualana is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Only a small number has been caught and not much is known about the biology of this species.

The wingspan is 51–56 mm for males and about 65 mm for females.[2]

References

Sources

  • James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada, The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN:978-0-9796633-0-7.

Wikidata ☰ Q13459644 entry