Amphonyx rivularis

Amphonyx rivularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Amphonyx
Species:	A. rivularis
Binomial name
	Amphonyx rivularis; Butler, 1875
Synonyms
	Amphonyx godartiiBoisduval, 1875 ; Cocytius affinisRothschild, 1894 ;

Last updated March 27, 2024

Amphonyx rivularis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern Brazil.^[2]

The wingspan is 110–150 mm, with males being much smaller than females.^[3]

Adults are on wing year round. They nectar at flowers.

The larvae feed on Guatteria diospyroides , Annona purpurea , Annona reticulata , Xylopia frutescens and Annona glabra and probably other Annonaceae species. They are very colourful.

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References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2004-11-11. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
↑ Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1876). "Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 9 (10): 511–644. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb00236.x.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2004-11-11. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[3] Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1876). "Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 9 (10): 511–644. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb00236.x.

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