Biology:Adhemarius sexoculata

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Short description: Species of moth

Adhemarius sexoculata
Adhemarius sexoculata (Sphinx moth) 2015-06-16 (2) (40351761341).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. sexoculata
Binomial name
Adhemarius sexoculata
(Grote, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx sexoculata Grote, 1865
  • Ambulyx depuiseti Oberthür, 1881

Adhemarius sexoculata is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865,[1]

Distribution

Is known from Brazil , Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.

Description

The length of the forewings is 55–61 mm. There are at least two generations per year with peak flights in February and from July to August.[2]

  • Male dorsal

  • Male ventral

  • Female dorsal

  • Female dorsal

Biology

The larvae feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.

References

  1. ↑ "Adhemarius sexoculata (Grote, 1865) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006044806/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Adhemarius/sexoculata.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011120224/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/asexocul.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2567886 entry




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