Pachygonidia martini

Pachygonidia martini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pachygonidia
Species: P. martini
Binomial name
Pachygonidia martini
(Gehlen, 1943)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pachygonia martini Gehlen, 1943

Pachygonidia martini is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Central America and South America. It has been recorded as far south as Bolivia and Peru.[2]

It is similar to Pachygonidia hopfferi, but the forewing outer edge is rounded and the outer edge of the dark postmedian band is wavy or toothed.

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Doliocarpus multiflorus and Tetracera hydrophila.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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