Biology:Pachylioides
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subtribe: | Dilophonotina |
| Genus: | Pachylioides Hodges, 1971 |
| Species: | P. resumens
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| Pachylioides resumens (Walker, 1856)[1]
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Pachylioides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Distribution
It is found from Argentina , Brazil , Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico) and the West Indies.
Biology
Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.
The larvae feed on Echites umbellata, Ficus carica and other Ficus species.
Gallery
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
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References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109171918/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Pachylioides/resumens.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Pachylioides resumens (Walker, 1856)". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Pachylioides-resumens. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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