Biology:Madoryx oiclus

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Short description: Species of moth

Madoryx oiclus
Madoryx oiclus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Santa Caterina Brasil male dorsal.jpg
Madoryx oiclus, male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Madoryx
Species:
M. oiclus
Binomial name
Madoryx oiclus
Cramer, 1870[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx oiclus Cramer, 1779
  • Madoryx faunus Boisduval, 1875
  • Madoryx oiclus jamaicensis

Madoryx oiclus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Suriname, French Guiana and from Venezuela to Costa Rica. It has also been recorded in Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 76–93 mm.

Subspecies

  • Madoryx oiclus oiclus (Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana and from Venezuela to Costa Rica)
  • Madoryx oiclus jamicensis Neidhoefer, 1968 (Jamaica)[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2695416 entry