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Species of moth
Adhemarius palmeri
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Adhemarius
Species:
A. palmeri
Binomial name
Adhemarius palmeri
Synonyms
Ambylux palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Amplypterus palmeri (Boisduval, [1875])
Adhemarius marginata (Butler, 1875)
Adhemarius brasiliensis (Clark, 1916)
Adhemarius rubricunda (Closs, 1916)
Adhemarius flavellus (Gehlen, 1926)
Adhemarius rubrimargo (Gehlen, 1926)
Adhemarius flavus (Niepelt, 1928)
Ambulyx marginata Butler, 1875
Amplypterus palmeri brasiliensis Clark, 1916
Amplypterus palmeri flavellus Gehlen, 1926
Amplypterus palmeri flavus (Niepelt, 1928)
Amplypterus palmeri rubricunda (Closs, 1916)
Amplypterus palmeri rubrimargo Gehlen, 1926
Adhemarius palmeri is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae
first described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.
Distribution
It is found from
Costa Rica into most of
South America .
Description
The
wingspan is 99–124 mm. The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Female dorsal
Female ventral
Biology
The larvae probably feed on
Ocotea veraguensis ,
Ocotea atirrensis and
Ocotea dendrodaphne .
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