Biology:Stolidoptera tachasara
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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: | Stolidoptera |
| Species: | S. tachasara
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| Stolidoptera tachasara (H. Druce, 1888)[1]
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Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.
Distribution
It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 79–92 mm.
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Biology
Adults are on wing nearly year round (except March and December) in Costa Rica.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata and Prunus annularis.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q1881725 entry
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