Amphonyx lucifer
| Cocytius lucifer | |
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| Cocytius lucifer, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Amphonyx |
| Species: | A. lucifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphonyx lucifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1] | |
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Amphonyx lucifer is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Ecuador.[2]
The wingspan is 140–160 mm.
Adults are on wing year round. They nectar at flowers
The larvae feed on Annona purpurea and Desmopsis schippii and probably other Annonaceae species. They are clear green and white or blue-green. The prepupa is green with a rose stripe down its back.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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