Pachygonidia hopfferi
| Pachygonidia hopfferi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pachygonidia |
| Species: | P. hopfferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachygonidia hopfferi (Staudinger, 1875)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pachygonidia hopfferi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Panama and Costa Rica and has been recorded as far south as Bolivia.[2]
The wingspan is about 74 mm. There is a grey-brown submarginal patch on the forewing upperside and the outer edge of the dark postmedian band is smooth. There are three median transverse rose-pinkish bands on the hindwing upperside.
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Doliocarpus multiflorus and Tetracera hydrophila.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.