Callionima juliane

Callionima juliane is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Peru. It was described by Ulf Eitschberger in 2000.[1]

Callionima juliane
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species:
C. juliane
Binomial name
Callionima juliane
Eitschberger, 2000

The wingspan is 54–62 mm for males and 54–64 mm for females. It is very similar to Callionima falcifera but smaller and with a paler, more uniform, less contrasting forewing and hindwing upperside pattern. The dark patch on the anal area of the hindwing upperside is brown and weakly developed.[2]

The species flies in at least early November in Balsas, Peru.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Aspidosperma macrocarpa or other Apocynaceae species.

References

  1. "Callionima juliane Eitschberger, 2000 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Callionima juliane Eitschberger, 2000". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  3. Frank West, personal observation


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