Pachylioides
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| Pachylioides | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subtribe: | Dilophonotina |
| Genus: | Pachylioides Hodges, 1971 |
| Species: | P. resumens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachylioides resumens | |
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Pachylioides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is found from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico) and the West Indies.
Biology
[edit | edit source]Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.
The larvae feed on Echites umbellata, Ficus carica and other Ficus species.
Gallery
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Female ventral view
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References
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External links
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