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Orecta lycidas

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Orecta lycidas

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Orecta

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Callionima parce, Protambulyx, Adhemarius, Adhemarius gannascus, Callionima

Orecta lycidas is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.

Adults have been recorded in September.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Laurus nobilis and Nectandra venulosa.

Subspecies

  • Orecta lycidas lycidas (Brazil)
  • Orecta lycidas eos (Burmeister, 1878) (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia)
  • References

    Orecta lycidas Wikipedia