Biology:Pachygonidia hopfferi
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Short description: Species of moth
Pachygonidia hopfferi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Pachygonidia |
Species: | P. hopfferi
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Binomial name | |
Pachygonidia hopfferi (Staudinger, 1875)[1]
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Pachygonidia hopfferi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Panama and Costa Rica and has been recorded as far south as Bolivia.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 74 mm.
Biology
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Doliocarpus multiflorus and Tetracera hydrophila.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112022131/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Pachygonidia/hopfferi.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192724/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/phoppfer.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q2064958 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachygonidia hopfferi.
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