Oryba achemenides

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Oryba achemenides
Oryba achemenides MHNT CUT 2010 0 346 Piste Risque tout - PK 4 French Guiana, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Oryba achemenides MHNT CUT 2010 0 346 Piste Risque tout - PK 4 French Guiana, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Oryba
Species:
O. achemenides
Binomial name
Oryba achemenides
(Cramer, 1779) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx achemenides Cramer, 1779
  • Oryba robusta Walker, 1856
  • Oryba julianeEitschberger, 2000

Oryba achemenides is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is found from Central America to the Amazon region, including Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 100–120 mm. It is a large, heavy-bodied and large-eyed species with a dark green upperside and orange underside. The marginal band of the forewing upperside is much narrower than the distance between this area and the distal margin of the dark olive-green median trapezoidal area. There are no distinct bands on the hindwing upperside.

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

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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.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-08-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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