Orecta lycidas

Orecta lycidas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Orecta
Species:	O. lycidas
Binomial name
	Orecta lycidas; (Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
	Ambulyx lycidas Boisduval, 1875; Ambulyx tithonus Kirby, 1886; Philampelus lycidas eos Burmeister, 1878;

Orecta lycidas is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.^[2]

Adults have been recorded in September.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Laurus nobilis and Nectandra venulosa.

Subspecies[]

Orecta lycidas lycidas (Brazil)
Orecta lycidas eos (Burmeister, 1878) (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia)

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