Ceratomia igualana
| Ceratomia igualana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ceratomia |
| Species: | C. igualana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932[1] | |
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Ceratomia igualana is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Only a small number has been caught and not much is known about the biology of this species.
The wingspan is 51–56 mm for males and about 65 mm for females.[2]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Sources
- James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada, The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7.
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