Hemeroplanes longistriga is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hemeroplanes |
Species: | H. longistriga
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Binomial name | |
Hemeroplanes longistriga | |
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Distribution edit
Description edit
It differs from all other Hemeroplanes species by the very long silver mark on the forewing upperside and lack of yellow bands on the upperside of the abdomen.
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Female dorsal
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Female ventral
Biology edit
There are probably at least two generations per year. Adults have been recorded in December in Brazil.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.