Pachylia syces

Pachylia syces
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Pachylia
Species:	P. syces
Binomial name
	Pachylia syces; (Hubner, 1819)
Synonyms
	Enyo syces Hübner, 1819; Pachylia inornata Clemens, 1859; Pachylia syces cubensis Closs, 1911; Pachylia syces septentrionalis Gehlen, 1944;

Pachylia syces is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico through Belize and Honduras to Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina.^[2] It is also found on Jamaica.

There is a pale median band on the forewing upperside which is separated into two patches. Occasionally the patches are connected into a continuous transverse band, but if so, the band so formed is strongly constricted. The hindwing upperside is almost unicolorous, darkened distally, without distinct bands and with a conspicuous white tip.

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus microcarpa, , and .

Subspecies[]

Pachylia syces syces (Mexico through Belize and Honduras to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina)
Pachylia syces insularis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Jamaica)

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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