Madoryx bubastus

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Madoryx bubastus
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Madoryx bubastus ♂ MHNT
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Madoryx bubastus ♂ △ MHNT
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Madoryx
Species:
M. bubastus
Binomial name
Madoryx bubastus
(Cramer, 1777) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx bubastusCramer, 1777
  • Madoryx lyncusBoisduval, 1875
  • Aleuron bubastus butleriKirby, 1877

Madoryx bubastus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Central America (including Costa Rica and Guatemala) and South America, including French Guiana and Venezuela south to at least Bolivia and Argentina. It is also present in Mexico. [2]

The wingspan is 92–120 mm.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Guettarda macrosperma .

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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.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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