Isognathus menechus | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Isognathus |
Species: | I. menechus
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Binomial name | |
Isognathus menechus | |
Synonyms | |
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Isognathus menechus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is found from Cuba to Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. [2]
It is a heavy-bodied species. The upperside of the body and forewings has a bluish-grey cast and the bands on the upperside of the abdomen are well marked. [3]
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Himatanthus lancifolius.
Isognathus menechus | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Isognathus |
Species: | I. menechus
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Binomial name | |
Isognathus menechus | |
Synonyms | |
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Isognathus menechus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is found from Cuba to Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. [2]
It is a heavy-bodied species. The upperside of the body and forewings has a bluish-grey cast and the bands on the upperside of the abdomen are well marked. [3]
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Himatanthus lancifolius.