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])[1]
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

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

Description

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.

Male dorsal
Male ventral
Female dorsal
Female ventral

Biology

The larvae probably feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

External links

"Adhemarius palmeri". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived February 13, 2009.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.