Oryba kadeni

Oryba kadeni
	Male dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Oryba
Species:	O. kadeni
Binomial name
	Oryba kadeni; (Schaufuss, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
	Pachylia kadeni Schaufuss, 1870; Clanis imperialis H. Druce, 1883;

Oryba kadeni is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Schaufuss in 1870.

Distribution

It is found from Central America (including Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and possibly Belize) to Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and French Guiana.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 102–116 mm. It is a large, heavy-bodied and large-eyed species with a bright green upperside and orange underside. The marginal band of the forewing upperside is strongly convex. Females have forewings which are much more rounded than those of the males.

Oryba kadeni ♂
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Oryba kadeni ♀
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Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Isertia laevis.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Oehlke, Bill (April 19, 2011). "Oryba kadeni (Schaufuss, 1870) Pachylia". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] Oehlke, Bill (April 19, 2011). "Oryba kadeni (Schaufuss, 1870) Pachylia". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2011.