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Pachylioides resumens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Pachylioides resumens

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Pachylioides

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Pachylioides, Butterflies and moths, Erinnyis oenotrus, Enyo ocypete, Perigonia lusca

Pachylioides resumens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico) and the West Indies. Occasional strays can be found up to southern Texas and south-eastern Wyoming.

The wingspan is 63–102 mm. The forewing tip is hooked and the upperside of the forewing is gray-brown with dark brown incomplete wavy lines and dark brown and orange shading. The upperside of the hindwing has orange shading and dark brown patches at the tip and in the center.

Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.

The larvae feed on Echites umbellata, Ficus carica and other Ficus species. Pupation takes place in cocoons spun amongst leaf litter.

References

Pachylioides resumens Wikipedia