Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Callionima acuta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Callionima Rank Species | |
Similar Callionima nomius, Callionima inuus, Callionima parce, Callionima falcifera, Callionima | ||
Callionima acuta is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Peru and Bolivia. It was originally described by Rothschild and Jordan as Hemeroplanes acuta, in 1910.
Males have a wingspan of about 32 millimetres. The species is similar to Callionima parce, but is darker in colour. The forewing upperside ground colour is blackish-brown. The hindwing underside has a median line and a line of dots in the outer half.
Adults are probably on wing in multiple generations.
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