Biology:Pseudococytius
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Pseudococytius | |
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| Pseudococytius beelzebuth Male dorsal | |
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| Pseudococytius beelzebuth Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pseudococytius Eitschberger, 2006 |
| Species: | P. beelzebuth
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| Pseudococytius beelzebuth | |
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Pseudococytius is a genus of hawkmoths. The single species, Pseudococytius beelzebuth was placed in Cocytius for a long time.
Distribution
It is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica south through Venezuela to Brazil , Bolivia and Venezuela.[1]
Description
The wingspan is 115–148 mm.
Female dorsal
Female ventral
Biology
There are at least two generations per year in Costa Rica with adults on wing from January to February and again from July to August.
The larvae feed on Guatteria diospyroides.
References
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012082259/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cbeelzeb.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Wikidata ☰ Q7254676 entry
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