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Stolidoptera cadioui

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Stolidoptera cadioui

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stolidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Stolidoptera cadioui is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from occidental Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 86 mm. It is similar to Stolidoptera tachasara, but can be distinguished on features of wing shape, colour pattern and male genital structure. The upperside of the abdomen is rust-brown with only a narrow median olive-green line. The forewing upperside ground colour is also rust-brown with a pale green apical patch and white scaling along the outer edge of the submarginal line. The forewing underside is brown and the hindwing upperside is dark brown with a broad, pink fringe. The hindwing underside is brown.

References

Stolidoptera cadioui Wikipedia