Madoryx pseudothyreus

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False-windowed sphinx
Madoryx pseudothyreus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Sanibel island Florida male dorsal.jpg
Dorsal view, male
Madoryx pseudothyreus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Sanibel island Florida male ventral.jpg
Ventral view, male
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Madoryx
Species:
M. pseudothyreus
Binomial name
Madoryx pseudothyreus
(Grote, 1865) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hemeroplanes pseudothyreusGrote, 1865

Madoryx pseudothyreus, the false-windowed sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is known from the tip of Florida down to Cuba and the surrounding West Indies. [2]

The wingspan is 66–70 mm. There is a small olive-green basal patch on the forewing upperside which is separated into two spots. There is a brown marginal band on the forewing underside.

There are multiple generations per year. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Asystasia gangetica .

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Avicennia germinans . Pupation takes place in cocoons spun amongst leaf litter.

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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. "Madoryx pseudothyreus". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-19.