Adhemarius tigrina

Adhemarius tigrina is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Adhemarius tigrina
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. tigrina
Binomial name
Adhemarius tigrina
(R. Felder, [1874])[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx tigrina R. Felder, 1874
  • Adhemarius simera (Lichy, 1943)
  • Amblypterus tigrina coronata Gehlen, 1930
  • Amplypterus tigrina simera Lichy, 1943

Distribution

It is found from Peru to Venezuela. It has also been recorded in Bolivia. Subspecies coronata is found in Colombia.

Description

The length of the forewings is 57–63 mm.

Biology
  • The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.
  • The larvae of ssp. tigrina probably feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis, Ocotea sarah and Ocotea dendrodaphne. The larvae of ssp. coronata probably feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.

Subspecies
  • Adhemarius tigrina tigrina (Peru to Venezuela and Bolivia)
  • Adhemarius tigrina coronata (Colombia)

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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