Eupyrrhoglossum corvus

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Eupyrrhoglossum corvus
Eupyrrhoglossum corvus MHNT CUT 2010 0 7 Chanchamayo Peru Male dorsal.jpg
Dorsal
Eupyrrhoglossum corvus MHNT CUT 2010 0 7 Chanchamayo Peru Male ventral.jpg
Ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eupyrrhoglossum
Species:
E. corvus
Binomial name
Eupyrrhoglossum corvus
(Boisduval, 1870)[1]
Synonyms

Eupyrrhoglossum corvus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from tropical and subtropical lowlands from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Venezuela[2] and Peru.

It is similar to but can be distinguished by the dark grey thorax with dark brown edges and broad median stripe. There is a broad yellow band with diffuse edges on the hindwing upperside. The thorax is dark grey, contrasting with the dark brown edges and the median line.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae species, such as and .

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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