Amphonyx lucifer
Amphonyx lucifer is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Amphonyx |
| Species: | A. lucifer |
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Distribution
It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Ecuador.[3]
Biology
Adults are on wing year round. They nectar at flowers.
The larvae feed on Annona purpurea and Desmopsis schippii and probably other Annonaceae species. They are clear green and white or blue-green. The prepupa is green with a rose stripe down its back.
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References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Savela, Markku. "Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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