Adhemarius palmeri
Adhemarius palmeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Adhemarius |
Species: | A. palmeri
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Binomial name | |
Adhemarius palmeri | |
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Adhemarius palmeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.
Distribution[]
It is found from Costa Rica into most of South America.
Description[]
The wingspan is 99–124 mm. The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Female dorsal
Female ventral
Biology[]
The larvae probably feed on , and .
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links[]
- "Adhemarius palmeri". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived February 13, 2009.
Categories:
- Adhemarius
- Moths described in 1875
- Sphingidae of South America
- Moths of Central America
- Ambulycini stubs