Orecta lycidas
Appearance
Orecta lycidas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Orecta |
Species: | O. lycidas
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Binomial name | |
Orecta lycidas | |
Synonyms | |
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Orecta lycidas is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]
Adults have been recorded in September.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Laurus nobilis and Nectandra venulosa.
Subspecies
[edit]- Orecta lycidas lycidas (Brazil)
- Orecta lycidas eos (Burmeister, 1878) (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Orecta lycidas". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-01-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
[edit]- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.