Isognathus menechus
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Isognathus |
Species: | I. menechus
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Isognathus menechus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Cuba to Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.[2]
Description
[edit]It is a heavy-bodied species.[3]
Biology
[edit]There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Himatanthus lancifolius.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1876). "Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 9 (10): 511–644.