Oryba kadeni
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Oryba |
Species: | O. kadeni
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Oryba kadeni is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Schaufuss in 1870.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Central America (including Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and possibly Belize) to Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and French Guiana.[2]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 102–116 mm. It is a large, heavy-bodied and large-eyed species with a bright green upperside and orange underside. The marginal band of the forewing upperside is strongly convex. Females have forewings which are much more rounded than those of the males.
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Oryba kadeni ♂
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Oryba kadeni ♀
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Biology
[edit]There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Isertia laevis.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Oehlke, Bill (April 19, 2011). "Oryba kadeni (Schaufuss, 1870) Pachylia". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2011.