Biology:Eupyrrhoglossum venustum

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupyrrhoglossum venustum
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Dorsal
Eupyrrhoglossum venustum MHNT CUT 2010 0 7 ventral.jpg
Ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eupyrrhoglossum
Species:
E. venustum
Binomial name
Eupyrrhoglossum venustum
Rothschild & Jordan, 1910[1]

Eupyrrhoglossum venustum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from tropical and subtropical lowlands in Brazil .[2]

The length of the forewings is about 31 mm. It is similar to Eupyrrhoglossum corvus, but the forewing upperside has seven transverse black lines and there is a pale yellow band with diffuse edges on the hindwing upperside. Furthermore, the underside of the thorax is paler yellow. The median band of the hindwing upperside is greenish-yellow.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae species, including Guettarda macrosperma and Chomelia spinosa.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110192234/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Eupyrrhoglossum/venustum.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 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204253/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/evenustu.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13626009 entry