Pachylia syces

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Pachylia syces
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Pachylia syces ♂
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pachylia
Species:
P. syces
Binomial name
Pachylia syces
(Hubner, 1819) [1]
Synonyms
  • Enyo sycesHübner, 1819
  • Pachylia inornataClemens, 1859
  • Pachylia syces cubensisCloss, 1911
  • Pachylia syces septentrionalisGehlen, 1944

Pachylia syces is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Mexico through Belize and Honduras to Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. [2] It is also found on Jamaica.

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Description

There is a pale median band on the forewing upperside which is separated into two patches. Occasionally the patches are connected into a continuous transverse band, but if so, the band so formed is strongly constricted. The hindwing upperside is almost unicolorous, darkened distally, without distinct bands and with a conspicuous white tip.

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus microcarpa , Ficus prinoides , Ficus ovalis and Artocarpus integrifolius .

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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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