Isognathus menechus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Isognathus |
| Species: | I. menechus
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Isognathus menechus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution[edit]
It is found from Cuba to Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.[2]
Description[edit]
It is a heavy-bodied species. The upperside of the body and forewings has a bluish-grey cast and the bands on the upperside of the abdomen are well marked.[3]
Biology[edit]
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Himatanthus lancifolius.
References[edit]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1876). "Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 9 (10): 511–644.
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