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Callionima inuus

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Species of moth

Callionima inuus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species: C. inuus
Binomial name
Callionima inuus
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Synonyms
  • Hemeroplanes brethesi Köhler, 1924

Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Distribution

It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Peru.

Description

The wingspan is 67–72 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

  • Male Male
  • Male underside Male underside
  • Female Female
  • Female underside Female underside

Biology

The larvae probably feed on Tabernaemontana alba and other Apocynaceae species.

References

  1. "Callionima inuus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Callionima inuus". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Taxon identifiers
Callionima inuus


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