Isognathus excelsior
| Isognathus excelsior | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Isognathus |
| Species: | I. excelsior |
| Binomial name | |
| Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875)[1] | |
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Isognathus excelsior is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador to north-western Brazil.[2]
It can be distinguished from all other Isognathus species by the pure white underside to the abdomen with conspicuous paired black spots on each segment.
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species. They have long tails and are very colourful, suggesting they are unpalatable to birds.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.