Isognathus excelsior

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Isognathus excelsior
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Isognathus excelsior ♂
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Isognathus
Species:
I. excelsior
Binomial name
Isognathus excelsior
(Boisduval, 1875) [1]
Synonyms
  • Anceryx excelsiorBoisduval, 1875

Isognathus excelsior is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador to north-western Brazil. [2]

Description

It can be distinguished from all other Isognathus species by the pure white underside to the abdomen with conspicuous paired black spots on each segment.

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. 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. 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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