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Pachylioides

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Pachylioides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Dilophonotina
Genus: Pachylioides
Hodges, 1971
Species:
P. resumens
Binomial name
Pachylioides resumens
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pachylia resumens Walker, 1856
  • Chaerocampa versuta Clemens, 1859
  • Pachylia inconspicua Walker, 1856
  • Pachylia tristis Boisduval, 1875

Pachylioides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Distribution

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It is found from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico) and the West Indies.

Biology

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Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.

The larvae feed on Echites umbellata, Ficus carica and other Ficus species.

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References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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