Callionima calliomenae
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| Callionima calliomenae | |
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| File:Callionima calliomenae MHNT CUT 2010 0 156 El Guapo Venezuela male dorsal.jpg | |
| Callionima calliomenae, Male Dorsal | |
| File:Callionima calliomenae MHNT CUT 2010 0 156 El Guapo Venezuela male ventral.jpg | |
| Callionima calliomenae, Male ventral | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Callionima |
| Species: | C. calliomenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Callionima calliomenae | |
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Callionima calliomenae is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is known to inhabit Venezuela, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The wingspan is about 67 mm. It is immediately distinguishable from all other Callionima species by the regularly dentate outer forewing margin that is only slightly excavate below the apex and the dark yellow basal half to the hindwing upperside.
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Biology
[edit | edit source]There are probably multiple generations per year.
References
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