Cocytius lucifer

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Cocytius lucifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cocytius
Species:
C. lucifer
Binomial name
Cocytius lucifer
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
  • Amphonyx luciferRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Cocytius macasensisClark, 1922
  • Cocytius lucifer lindneriGehlen, 1944
  • Cocytius morganiBoisduval, 1875

Cocytius lucifer is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. [2]

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Distribution

It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Ecuador. [3]

Description

The wingspan is 140–160 mm. [2]

Biology

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Annona purpurea and Desmopsis schippii and probably other Annonaceae species. They are clear green and white or blue-green. The prepupa is green with a rose stripe down its back. [3]

The adults pollinate Ruellia humilis (Acanthaceae), Schubertia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae), Caryocar brasiliensis (Caryocaraceae), Bauhinia holophylla (Fabaceae), Inga vera (Fabaceae), Luehea divaricata (Malvaceae), Guettarda viburnoides (Rubiaceae), Tocoyena formosa (Rubiaceae) and Qualea grandiflora (Vochysiaceae). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Mariposas polinizadoras do cerrado: identificação, distribuição, importância e conservação. - Portal Embrapa". www.embrapa.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-09.


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