Adhemarius tigrina

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Adhemarius tigrina
Adhemarius tigrina MHNT CUT 2010 0 355 Alto Palmar Chapare Bolivia male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Adhemarius tigrina MHNT CUT 2010 0 355 Alto Palmar Chapare Bolivia male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. tigrina
Binomial name
Adhemarius tigrina
(R. Felder, [1874])[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx tigrina R. Felder, 1874
  • Adhemarius simera (Lichy, 1943)
  • Amblypterus tigrina coronata Gehlen, 1930
  • Amplypterus tigrina simera Lichy, 1943

Adhemarius tigrina is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution[]

It is found from Peru to Venezuela. It has also been recorded in Bolivia. Subspecies coronata is found in Colombia.

Description[]

The length of the forewings is 57–63 mm.

Biology[]

  • The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.
  • The larvae of ssp. tigrina probably feed on , , and . The larvae of ssp. coronata probably feed on , and .

Subspecies[]

  • Adhemarius tigrina tigrina (Peru to Venezuela and Bolivia)
  • Adhemarius tigrina coronata (Colombia)

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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