Amphonyx lucifer
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Amphonyx |
| Species: | A. lucifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphonyx lucifer | |
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Amphonyx lucifer is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[2]
Distribution[]
It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Ecuador.[3]
Description[]
The wingspan is 140–160 mm.
Female, upperside
Female, underside
Biology[]
Adults are on wing year round. They nectar at flowers.
The larvae feed on Annona purpurea and and probably other Annonaceae species. They are clear green and white or blue-green. The prepupa is green with a rose stripe down its back.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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- Amphonyx
- Moths described in 1903
- Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
- Taxa named by Karl Jordan
- Moths of North America
- Moths of South America
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