Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Callionima inuus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Callionima Rank Species | |
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Similar Callionima, Callionima nomius, Butterflies and moths, Callionima parce, Enyo ocypete | ||
Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan, in 1903.
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Distribution
It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through Venezuela to Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Peru.
Description
The wingspan is 67–72 mm. Adults are on wing year round.
Biology
The larvae probably feed on Tabernaemontana alba and other Apocynaceae species.
References
Callionima inuus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA