Amphimoea walkeri

Amphimoea walkeri
Amphimoea walkeri, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Amphimoea
Species: A. walkeri
Binomial name
Amphimoea walkeri
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amphonyx walkeri Boisduval, 1875
  • Amphonyx staudingeri Druce, 1888
  • Cocytius magnificus Rothschild, 1894[2]
  • Cocytius misionum Köhler, 1924

Amphimoea walkeri is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico south to Argentina.

The wingspan is 147–164 mm.[3] Adults are on wing year round. They have the longest insect proboscis in the world and nectar from deep-throated flowers while hovering in the air.

The larvae feed on Anaxagorea crassipetala.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Novitates Zoologicae; A Journal of Zoology; Edited by The Hon. Walter Rothschild, Ernst Hartert, and Dr. K. Jordan; Vol. I., 1894; Printed by Hazaal, Watson, & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury 1894.". Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Oehlke, W. Sphingidae of the Americas - ''Amphimoea walkeri''". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.