Phryxus (moth)

Phryxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Subtribe:	Dilophonotina
Genus:	Phryxus; Hübner, 1819
Species:	P. caicus
Binomial name
	Phryxus caicus; (Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
	Grammodia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (synonym of genus); Sphinx caicus Cramer, 1777 (synonym of species);

Phryxus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Its only species, Phryxus caicus, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in the Neotropics, although it has been recorded from southern Florida and South Carolina.

The length of the forewings is 33–37 mm. South from Florida, adults are mainly found from August to November but may be found year round.

In the tropics, larvae have been recorded on Apocynaceae species. In Florida, it has been recorded on Rhabdadenia bilfora.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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