Pachygonidia hopfferi

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Pachygonidia hopfferi
Pachygonidia hopfferi MHNT CUT 2010 0 152 Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Pachygonidia hopfferi MHNT CUT 2010 0 152 Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru 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: Pachygonidia
Species:
P. hopfferi
Binomial name
Pachygonidia hopfferi
(Staudinger, 1875) [1]
Synonyms

Pachygonidia hopfferi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from Panama and Costa Rica and has been recorded as far south as Bolivia. [2]

Description

The wingspan is about 74 mm.

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Doliocarpus dentatus , Doliocarpus multiflorus and Tetracera hydrophila .

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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