Neococytius
Neococytius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Neococytius cluentius, the Cluentius sphinx, was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776. It is found in northern South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. It is rare on Cuba. It has been recorded in North America, from Mississippi north to Michigan and Illinois.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Sphingini |
| Genus: | Neococytius Hodges, 1971 |
| Species: | N. cluentius |
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| Neococytius cluentius | |
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The wingspan is 140–160 mm. There are at least three generations in the tropics, with adults on wing from December to January, May to June (or July in Jamaica) and October.
The larvae have been recorded on Annonaceae and Piperaceae species as well as Ipomoea batatas.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- "Cluentius sphinx (Neococytius cluentius)". Moths of North America. Archived December 5, 2005.
- "Neococytius cluentius (Cramer, 1775)". (September 27, 2012). Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived May 12, 2013.
- "Neococytius cluentius (Cramer, [1776 ]) - Cluentius Sphinx". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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