Stolidoptera tachasara

Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.

Stolidoptera tachasara
Male
Male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Stolidoptera
Species:
S. tachasara
Binomial name
Stolidoptera tachasara
(H. Druce, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aleuron tachasara H. Druce, 1888

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]

Description

The wingspan is 79–92 mm.

  • Female dorsal view
    Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view
    Female ventral view

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
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Stolidoptera tachasara". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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