Pseudococytius

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Pseudococytius
MHNT CUT 2010 0 362 Pseudococytius beelzebuth Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male dorsal.jpg
Pseudococytius beelzebuth Male dorsal
MHNT CUT 2010 0 362 Pseudococytius beelzebuth Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male ventral.jpg
Pseudococytius beelzebuth Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pseudococytius
Eitschberger, 2006
Species:
P. beelzebuth
Binomial name
Pseudococytius beelzebuth
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amphonyx beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
  • Cocytius beelzebuth

Pseudococytius is a genus of hawkmoths. The single species, Pseudococytius beelzebuth was placed in Cocytius for a long time.

Distribution[]

It is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela.[2]

Description[]

The wingspan is 115–148 mm.

  • Female dorsal

  • Female ventral

Biology[]

There are at least two generations per year in Costa Rica with adults on wing from January to February and again from July to August.

The larvae feed on .

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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