Biology:Stolidoptera tachasara

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Short description: Species of moth

Stolidoptera tachasara
Stolidoptera tachasara MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 La Union Zacapa Guatemala male dorsal.jpg
Male
Stolidoptera tachasara MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 La Union Zacapa Guatemala male ventral.jpg
Male underside
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Stolidoptera
Species:
S. tachasara
Binomial name
Stolidoptera tachasara
(H. Druce, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aleuron tachasara H. Druce, 1888

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.

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