Stolidoptera tachasara

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Stolidoptera tachasara
Stolidoptera tachasara MHNT CUT 2010 0 144 La Union Zacapa Guatemala male dorsal.jpg
Male
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Male underside
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Stolidoptera
Species:
S. tachasara
Binomial name
Stolidoptera tachasara
(H. Druce, 1888) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aleuron tachasaraH. Druce, 1888

Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.

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Distribution

It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 79–92 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing nearly year round (except March and December) in Costa Rica.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata and Prunus annularis .

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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. "Stolidoptera tachasara". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.