Pachygonidia drucei

Pachygonidia drucei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Pachygonidia
Species:	P. drucei
Binomial name
	Pachygonidia drucei; (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
	Pachygonia drucei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903;

Pachygonidia drucei is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Panama and Costa Rica north to Guatemala, Belize and Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is 72–82 mm. The forewings are similar to those of Pachygonidia hopfferi, but the apex is pointed. Furthermore, there is a larger discal spot on the forewing upperside, the clayish patch below the apex is much more distinct and the whitish tornal scaling is more obvious. There are three median transverse rose-pinkish bands on the hindwing upperside.

There are probably multiple generations per year with one record from June in Panama.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Doliocarpus dentatus, Doliocarpus multiflorus and Tetracera hydrophila. They are long, thin and green in the early instars, with a long, straight horn.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
"Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.