Kloneus

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Kloneus
Kloneus babayaga MHNT CUT 2010 0 340 Ecuador female dorsal.jpg
Female dorsal
Kloneus babayaga MHNT CUT 2010 0 340 Ecuador female ventral.jpg
Female ventral
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Dilophonotina
Genus: Kloneus
Skinner, 1923
Species:
K. babayaga
Binomial name
Kloneus babayaga
Skinner, 1923 [1]
Synonyms
  • OberthuerionClark, 1923 (Genus)
  • Oberthuerion harroveriiClark, 1923 (Species)

Kloneus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Kloneus babayaga, which is known from Nicaragua but probably ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica. [2]

Adults are similar to Pachylia ficus but can be distinguished by the strongly crenulated outer forewing margin, the very large discal spot on the forewing upperside and the inconspicuous median band on the hindwing upperside. The lower three-quarters of the hindwing upperside are pale brown with a slightly darker median band. The marginal band is dark brown, with a very narrow dark brown postmedian line running along just basal to its inner edge. Adults are probably on wing year round.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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