Adhemarius palmeri

Adhemarius palmeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

Adhemarius palmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. palmeri
Binomial name
Adhemarius palmeri
(Boisduval, [1875])[1]
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

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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References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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