Isognathus menechus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Isognathus menechus | |
---|---|
Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Isognathus |
Species: | I. menechus
|
Binomial name | |
Isognathus menechus | |
Synonyms | |
|
Distribution edit
Description edit
It is a heavy-bodied species. The upperside of the body and forewings has a bluish-grey cast and the bands on the upperside of the abdomen are well marked.[3]
Biology edit
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Himatanthus lancifolius.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1876). "Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 9 (10): 511–644.