Callionima grisescens

Callionima grisescens is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.It was originally described by Rothschild as Calliomma grisescens, in 1894.[1]

Callionima grisescens
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Callionima
Species:
C. grisescens
Binomial name
Callionima grisescens
(Rothschild, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Calliomma grisescens Rothschild, 1894
  • Callionima grisescens elegans Gehlen, 1935

Distribution

Is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil.

Biology

Adults probably fly in multiple generations. In Bolivia, adults have been found from May to December, from November to December in Argentina.[2]

Adults eclose from pupae formed in flimsy cocoons among leaf litter.

Description

They are dimorphic. The forewing ground colour is pale bluish-grey or orange-brown, the latter somewhat resembling small specimens of Callionima calliomenae. The apex of the forewing is pointed. The outer margin is not dentate or with only a vestigial teeth which is slightly concave below apex. The forewing upperside has a black (often indistinct) median band crossing the wing just basal to the narrow transversely oriented silver spots. The hindwing upperside is very similar to Callionima parce, the black and white anal patch is heavy, the space around it grey.

  • Female dorsal
  • Female ventral

References
  1. /web/20121014175817/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Callionima/grisescens.html "Callionima grisescens (Rothschild, 1894) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009" Check |archiveurl= value (help). Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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