Baniwa yavitensis
| Baniwa yavitensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
| Genus: | Baniwa Lichy, 1981 |
| Species: | B. yavitensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Baniwa yavitensis Lichy, 1981[1] | |
Baniwa is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species, Baniwa yavitensis, which is known from Venezuela and Para in Brazil.[2]
It is similar to Perigonia species but distinguishable by the unique forewing pattern, on the upperside consisting of a large chocolate-brown patch on the inner margin below the discal cell. The apex of the discal cell is marked with a row of three small dots. The pale pink-brown basal three-quarters of the wing are separated from the darker brown apical quarter by a straight, diagonal postmedian line. The basal half of hindwing upperside is pale yellow, distally merging gradually into a pale brown median band and then into a darker brown marginal band.
There are probably multiple generations per year. Adults have been recorded in July in Brazil.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
Data related to Baniwa at Wikispecies