Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Callionima parce | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Callionima Rank Species | |
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Similar Callionima, Callionima falcifera, Callionima nomius, Callionima inuus, Enyo gorgon | ||
Callionima parce (Parce sphinx moth) is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Argentina, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru to Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico to southern Florida, southern Texas, southern Arizona and southern California. It was originally described by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1775.
The wingspan is 67–80 mm. The forewing apex is acutely pointed and slightly falcate. The forewing upperside has a curved pale oblique apical line, expanding into a pale patch that curves back up the outer edge of the apical line towards the apex, resulting in the area between the outer margin and the apical line being paler than the area immediately basal to the apical line. Examination of genitalia is required to distinguish Callionima parce from Callionima falcifera.
Adults are on wing year-round in Costa Rica. In the United States adults are on wing from April to September in Florida, Texas, Arizona and southern California.
The larvae feed on Stemmadenia obovata and probably other Apocynaceae species.