Unzela pronoe
| Unzela pronoe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Unzela |
| Species: | U. pronoe |
| Binomial name | |
| Unzela pronoe Druce, 1894[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Unzela pronoe is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to Venezuela and south to Bolivia.[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 probably feed on Vitus tiliifolia and other Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species, such as Vitis, Cissus rhombifolia and Ampelopsis, Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana, Tetracera hydrophila and Doliocarpus multiflorus. Ludwigia of the Onagraceae family might also be a host plant.
Subspecies
- Unzela pronoe pronoe (Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to Venezuela and south to Bolivia)
- Unzela pronoe fuscatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Brazil)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.