Pachygonidia hopfferi
Species of moth
Pachygonidia hopfferi | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Pachygonidia |
Species: | P. hopfferi |
Binomial name | |
Pachygonidia hopfferi (Staudinger, 1875)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Pachygonidia hopfferi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Panama and Costa Rica and has been recorded as far south as Bolivia.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 74 mm.
Biology
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Doliocarpus multiflorus and Tetracera hydrophila.
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