Pachylioides
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Genus: | Pachylioides Hodges, 1971
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| Species: | P. resumens
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| Pachylioides resumens | |
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Pachylioides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Distribution[]
It is found from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico) and the West Indies. Occasional strays can be found up to southern Texas and south-eastern Wyoming.
Description[]
The wingspan is 63–102 mm. The forewing tip is hooked and the upperside of the forewing is gray brown with dark-brown incomplete wavy lines and dark-brown and orange shading. The upperside of the hindwing has orange shading and dark-brown patches at the tip and in the center.[2]
Biology[]
Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.
The larvae feed on , Ficus carica and other Ficus species. Pupation takes place in cocoons spun among leaf litter.
Gallery[]
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Pachylioides resumens". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links[]
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Pachylioides resumens (Walker, 1856)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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