Callionima pan

Callionima pan is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.[1]

Callionima pan
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species:
C. pan
Binomial name
Callionima pan
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx pan Cramer, 1779
  • Calliomma pan neivai Oiticica Filho, 1940

Distribution

It is found from Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica through Venezuela to southern Brazil.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 64 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year, with adults on wing from April to June and from October to January in Costa Rica.

  • Female dorsal
    Female dorsal
  • Female ventral
    Female ventral

Biology

The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species.

Subspecies
  • Callionima pan pan
  • Callionima pan neivai Oiticica Filho, 1940 (Brazil)

References
  1. "Callionima pan (Cramer, 1779) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2002-09-06. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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