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Unzela japix
Unzela japix ♂
Unzela japix ♂ △
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Unzela
Species:	U. japix
Binomial name
Unzela japix (Cramer, 1776)
Synonyms
Sphinx japix Cramer, 1776 Cornipalpus succinctus R. Felder, 1874

Unzela japix is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon basin. There are also records from Suriname and north-western and south-eastern Venezuela.

The wingspan is 44 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year with adults recorded from May to June, August to September and from December to January.

The larvae possibly feed on Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species. It has also been recorded from Pinzona coriacea and Tetracera volubilis.

Subspecies

• Unzela japix japix (Mexico to Amazonia, Surinam and Venezuela)
• Unzela japix discrepans Walker, 1856 (Brazil and Argentina)

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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