Callionima_inuus

<i>Callionima inuus</i>

Callionima inuus

Species of moth

Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[1]

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Distribution

It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Peru.[2]

Description

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

  • Male
  • Male underside
  • Female
  • Female underside

Biology

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

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "Callionima inuus". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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