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Hemeroplanes longistriga
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hemeroplanes
Species:	H. longistriga
Binomial name
Hemeroplanes longistriga (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Synonyms
Leucorhampha longistriga Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Hemeroplanes longistriga is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Brazil and Ecuador.

Description

It differs from all other Hemeroplanes species by the very long silver mark on the forewing upperside and lack of yellow bands on the upperside of the abdomen.

• Female dorsal
• Female ventral

Biology

There are probably at least two generations per year. Adults have been recorded in December in Brazil.

References

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

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