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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Adhemarius |
| Species: | A. sexoculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Adhemarius sexoculata (
Grote, 1865)
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Adhemarius sexoculata is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865, [1]
Distribution
Is known from Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.
Description
The length of the forewings is 55–61 mm. There are at least two generations per year with peak flights in February and from July to August. [2]
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Biology
The larvae feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.
References
- ^ "Adhemarius sexoculata (Grote, 1865) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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