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Stolidoptera tachasara

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Stolidoptera tachasara
Male
Male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Stolidoptera
Species:
S. tachasara
Binomial name
Stolidoptera tachasara
(H. Druce, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aleuron tachasara H. Druce, 1888

Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.

Distribution

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It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is 79–92 mm.

Biology

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Adults are on wing nearly year round (except March and December) in Costa Rica.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata and Prunus annularis.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Stolidoptera tachasara". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.