| Hemeroplanes diffusa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hemeroplanes |
| Species: | H. diffusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemeroplanes diffusa | |
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Hemeroplanes diffusa is a species of moth from the family Sphingidae.
This species has lateral yellow bands of colour delimiting the abdominal segments. These bands occur on the upperside, along the entire length. The tergites are fringed with yellow colouration. Unlike the similar species Hemeroplanes triptolemus, the underside of the moth is a paler orange.
The upper side of the forewings have a bluish-white shading in the vicinity of the basal and postmedian regions. There is a silver mark approximately 4 to 5 mm in length.
The upper side of the hindwings are also contain a bluish-white shading in the marginal area, with the basal area having a similar colour. [1]
The moth has been confirmed to reside in Colombia and Ecuador. The species may also be found in Peru and Bolivia, although it has not yet been confirmed. [2]
Hemeroplanes triptolemus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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Hemaris gracilis, the slender clearwing or graceful clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865.
Callionima acuta is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan as Hemeroplanes acuta, in 1910.
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Xylophanes falco is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Xylophanes lichyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia.
Xylophanes ockendeni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Peru.
Xylophanes rothschildi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru south to Bolivia.
Hemeroplanes longistriga is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Eupyrrhoglossum venustum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from tropical and subtropical lowlands in Brazil.
Protaleuron rhodogaster is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Ecuador to Bolivia.
Isognathus australis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Isognathus menechus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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