Isognathus excelsior
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| Isognathus excelsior | |
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| File:Hawkmoth (Isognathus excelsior) (39158751900).jpg | |
| Isognathus excelsior ♂ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Isognathus |
| Species: | I. excelsior
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| Binomial name | |
| Isognathus excelsior | |
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Isognathus excelsior is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is known from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador to north-western Brazil.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]It can be distinguished from all other Isognathus species by the pure white underside to the abdomen with conspicuous paired black spots on each segment.
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Isognathus excelsior ♂
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Isognathus excelsior ♂ △
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Isognathus excelsior ♀
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Isognathus excelsior ♀ △
Biology
[edit | edit source]There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species.
References
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