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Unzela pronoe

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Unzela pronoe

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Unzela

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Unzela pronoe is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to Venezuela and south to Bolivia.

The wingspan is 44 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year with adults recorded from May to June, August to September and from December to January.

The larvae probably feed on Vitis tiliifolia and other Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species, such as Vitis, Cissus rhombifolia and Ampelopsis, Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana, Tetracera hydrophila and Doliocarpus multiflorus. Ludwigia of the Onagraceae family might also be a host plant.

Subspecies

  • Unzela pronoe pronoe (Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to Venezuela and south to Bolivia)
  • Unzela pronoe fuscatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Brazil)
  • References

    Unzela pronoe Wikipedia