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Madoryx plutonius

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Species of moth

Madoryx plutonius
Madoryx plutonius plutonius male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Madoryx
Species: M. plutonius
Binomial name
Madoryx plutonius
(Hubner, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx pluto Cramer, 1779
  • Madoryx deborrei Boisduval, 1875
  • Hemeroplanes plutonius Hübner, 1819

Madoryx plutonius is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Suriname, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Costa Rica Colombia and Guatemala. It is probably also present in Panama, and Guyana. Subspecies dentatus is found in Mexico and Belize.

Description

The wingspan is 92–120 mm. It differs from all other Madoryx species in the acute forewing apex. There is a minute, circular, upper silver spot and an elongate, triangular lower silver spot on the forewing upperside.

  • Male dorsal Male dorsal
  • Male ventral Male ventral
  • Female dorsal Female dorsal
  • Female ventral Female ventral

Biology

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Conostegia xalapensis and found feeding on Yemeri (Vochysia hondurensis) in Belize. Pupation takes place in a loose cocoon of yellow silk and leaves. The pupa is dark chocolate brown.

Subspecies

  • Madoryx plutonius plutonius
  • Madoryx plutonius dentatus Gehlen, 1931 (Mexico Colombia and Belize)
  • Madoryx plutonius dentatus Male dorsal Madoryx plutonius dentatus Male dorsal
  • Madoryx plutonius dentatus Male ventral Madoryx plutonius dentatus Male ventral

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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Taxon identifiers
Madoryx plutonius


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