Adhemarius palmeri

Adhemarius palmeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Adhemarius
Species:	A. palmeri
Binomial name
	Adhemarius palmeri; (Boisduval, [1875])
Synonyms
	Ambylux palmeri Boisduval, 1875 ; Amplypterus palmeri (Boisduval, [1875]) ; Adhemarius marginata (Butler, 1875) ; Adhemarius brasiliensis (Clark, 1916) ; Adhemarius rubricunda (Closs, 1916) ; Adhemarius flavellus (Gehlen, 1926) ; Adhemarius rubrimargo (Gehlen, 1926) ; Adhemarius flavus (Niepelt, 1928) ; Ambulyx marginata Butler, 1875 ; Amplypterus palmeri brasiliensis Clark, 1916 ; Amplypterus palmeri flavellus Gehlen, 1926 ; Amplypterus palmeri flavus (Niepelt, 1928) ; Amplypterus palmeri rubricunda (Closs, 1916) ; Amplypterus palmeri rubrimargo Gehlen, 1926 ;

Adhemarius palmeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

Distribution[edit]

It is found from Costa Rica into most of South America.

Description[edit]

The wingspan is 99–124 mm. The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.