Pachygonidia subhamata

Pachygonidia subhamata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Pachygonidia subhamata
Pachygonidia subhamata female dorsal
Pachygonidia subhamata female ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pachygonidia
Species:
P. subhamata
Binomial name
Pachygonidia subhamata
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Perigonia subhamata Walker, 1856
  • Macroglossa gigantea Schaufuss, 1870

Distribution

It is found from Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador north through Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Belize) to Mexico.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 62–75 mm. There is a grey-brown submarginal patch on the forewing upperside and two median transverse pinkish-buff bands on the hindwing upperside. These band are more or less shaded with brown and the pink tint is mostly not prominent.

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Vitis tiliifolia.

References
  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.


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