Adhemarius donysa

Adhemarius donysa is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1889,[1] and is known from Mexico.

Adhemarius donysa
Male from
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. donysa
Binomial name
Adhemarius donysa
(H. Druce, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx donysa H. Druce, 1889

Description
  • Dorsale male - MHNT
    Dorsale male - MHNT
  • Underside male - MHNT
    Underside male - MHNT
  • Dorsale female - MHNT
    Dorsale female - MHNT
  • Underside female - MHNT
    Underside female - MHNT

Biology

There are probably at least two generations per year.[2]

References
  1. "Adhemarius donysa (Druce, 1889) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Oehlke, Bill. "Adhemarius donysa donysa (Druce, 1889) Amplypterus". World's Largest Saturniidae Site!. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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