Stolidoptera tachasara
Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Stolidoptera |
Species: | S. tachasara |
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Distribution
It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia.[2]
Biology
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
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- "Stolidoptera tachasara". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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