Callionima grisescens

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Callionima grisescens
Callionima grisescens MHNT CUT 2010 407, Santiago de Chiquitos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Callionima grisescens MHNT CUT 2010 407, Santiago de Chiquitos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species:
C. grisescens
Binomial name
Callionima grisescens
(Rothschild, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Calliomma grisescensRothschild, 1894
  • Callionima grisescens elegansGehlen, 1935

Callionima grisescens is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Rothschild as Calliomma grisescens, in 1894. [1]

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Distribution

Is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil.

Biology

Adults probably fly in multiple generations. In Bolivia, adults have been found from May to December, from November to December in Argentina. [2]

Adults eclose from pupae formed in flimsy cocoons among leaf litter.

Description

They are dimorphic. The forewing ground colour is pale bluish-grey or orange-brown, the latter somewhat resembling small specimens of Callionima calliomenae . The apex of the forewing is pointed. The outer margin is not dentate or with only a vestigial teeth which is slightly concave below apex. The forewing upperside has a black (often indistinct) median band crossing the wing just basal to the narrow transversely oriented silver spots. The hindwing upperside is very similar to Callionima parce , the black and white anal patch is heavy, the space around it grey.

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References

  1. "Callionima grisescens (Rothschild, 1894) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2011-10-19.