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Callionima inuus

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Callionima inuus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species:
C. inuus
Binomial name
Callionima inuus
Synonyms
  • Hemeroplanes brethesi Köhler, 1924

Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[1]

Distribution

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It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Peru.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is 67–72 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

Biology

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The larvae probably feed on Tabernaemontana alba and other Apocynaceae species.

References

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  1. ^ "Callionima inuus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Callionima inuus". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.