Orecta lycidas

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Orecta lycidas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Orecta
Species:
O. lycidas
Binomial name
Orecta lycidas
(Boisduval, 1875) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx lycidasBoisduval, 1875
  • Ambulyx tithonusKirby, 1886
  • Philampelus lycidas eosBurmeister, 1878

Orecta lycidas is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia. [2]

Contents

Adults have been recorded in September.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Laurus nobilis and Nectandra venulosa .

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Orecta lycidas". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-01-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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