Pachylioides

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Pachylioides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Dilophonotina
Genus: Pachylioides
Hodges, 1971
Species:
P. resumens
Binomial name
Pachylioides resumens
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pachylia resumens Walker, 1856
  • Chaerocampa versuta Clemens, 1859
  • Pachylia inconspicuaWalker, 1856
  • Pachylia tristis Boisduval, 1875

Pachylioides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

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Distribution

It is found from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico) and the West Indies.

Biology

Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.

The larvae feed on Echites umbellata , Ficus carica and other Ficus species.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.