Unzela japix
| Unzela japix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Unzela |
| Species: | U. japix |
| Binomial name | |
| Unzela japix (Cramer, 1776)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Unzela japix is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico to Amazonia. There are also records from Surinam and north-western and south-eastern Venezuela.[2]
The wingspan is 44 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year with adults recorded from May to June, August to September and from December to January.
The larvae possibly feed on Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species. It has also been recorded from Pinzona coriacea and Tetracera volubilis.
Subspecies
- Unzela japix japix (Mexico to Amazonia, Surinam and Venezuela)
- Unzela japix discrepans Walker, 1856 (Brazil and Argentina)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.