Amphonyx vitrinus

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Amphonyx vitrinus
Cocytius vitrinus RB046 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Amphonyx
Species:
A. vitrinus
Binomial name
Amphonyx vitrinus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cocytius vitrinus Rothschild & Jordan, 1910

Amphonyx vitrinus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cuba and Hispaniola.[2]

Adults are probably on wing year round. They nectar at flowers.

The larvae probably feed on Annonaceae species.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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