Biology:Oryba achemenides
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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: | Oryba |
| Species: | O. achemenides
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| Oryba achemenides (Cramer, 1779)[1]
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Oryba achemenides is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found from Central America to the Amazon region, including Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 100–120 mm. It is a large, heavy-bodied and large-eyed species with a dark green upperside and orange underside. The marginal band of the forewing upperside is much narrower than the distance between this area and the distal margin of the dark olive-green median trapezoidal area. There are no distinct bands on the hindwing upperside.
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Biology
There are probably multiple generations per year.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110211513/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Oryba/achemenides.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-08-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194147/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/oachemen.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q2378105 entry
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