Phanoxyla

Phanoxyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Phanoxyla
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species: P. hystrix
Binomial name
Phanoxyla hystrix
(R. Felder 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa hystrix R. Felder, 1874

Phanoxyla is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species, Phanoxyla hystrix, which is known from northern South America, including Brazil and Ecuador.[2]

Adults are probably on wing year round.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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