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Isognathus excelsior

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Species of moth

Isognathus excelsior
Isognathus excelsior ♂
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Isognathus
Species: I. excelsior
Binomial name
Isognathus excelsior
(Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Anceryx excelsior Boisduval, 1875

Isognathus excelsior is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador to north-western Brazil.

Description

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.

  • Isognathus excelsior ♂ Isognathus excelsior ♂
  • Isognathus excelsior ♂ △ Isognathus excelsior ♂ △
  • Isognathus excelsior ♀ Isognathus excelsior ♀
  • Isognathus excelsior ♀ △ Isognathus excelsior ♀ △

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Taxon identifiers
Isognathus excelsior


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