Biology:Hemeroplanes longistriga
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hemeroplanes |
| Species: | H. longistriga
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemeroplanes longistriga (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the Hemeroplanes longistriga is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Brazil and Ecuador.[2]
Description
It differs from all other Hemeroplanes species by the very long silver mark on the forewing upperside and lack of yellow bands on the upperside of the abdomen.
Female dorsal
Female ventral
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Biology
There are probably at least two generations per year. Adults have been recorded in December in Brazil.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110171840/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hemeroplanes/longistriga.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190726/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hlongist.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q541810 entry
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