Biology:Callionima inuus
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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: | Callionima |
| Species: | C. inuus
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| Callionima inuus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[1]
Distribution
It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil , Argentina and Peru.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 67–72 mm. Adults are on wing year round.
Male
Male underside
Female
Female underside
Biology
The larvae probably feed on Tabernaemontana alba and other Apocynaceae species.
References
- ↑ "Callionima inuus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Callionima/inuus.html.
- ↑ "Callionima inuus". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008173131/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cinuus.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q776141 entry
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