Biology:Hemeroplanes longistriga

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Short description: Species of moth

Hemeroplanes longistriga
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemeroplanes
Species:
H. longistriga
Binomial name
Hemeroplanes longistriga
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leucorhampha longistriga Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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 dorsal
  • Female ventral
    Female ventral

Biology

There are probably at least two generations per year. Adults have been recorded in December in Brazil.

References

  1. ↑ "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. 
  2. ↑ "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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