| Pachygonidia hopfferi | |
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| Male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pachygonidia |
| Species: | P. hopfferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachygonidia hopfferi (Staudinger, 1875)[1] | |
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Pachygonidia hopfferi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Panama and Costa Rica and has been recorded as far south as Bolivia.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 74 mm.
Biology
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Doliocarpus dentatus, Doliocarpus multiflorus and Tetracera hydrophila.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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