''Adhemarius palmeri'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae first described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1875.
Distribution
It is found from
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
into most of
South America.
Description
The
wingspan is 99–124 mm. The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.
Adhemarius palmeri MHNT CUT 2010 0 423 Paineiras Corcovado, Rio, Bresil, male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal
Adhemarius palmeri MHNT CUT 2010 0 423 Paineiras Corcovado, Rio, Bresil, male ventral.jpg, Male ventral
Adhemarius palmeri MHNT CUT 2010 0 423, Tingo Maria, Perou, female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
Adhemarius palmeri MHNT CUT 2010 0 423, Tingo Maria, Perou, female ventral.jpg, Female ventral
Biology
The larvae probably feed on ''
Ocotea veraguensis
''Ocotea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lauraceae. Many are evergreen trees with lauroid leaves.
There are over 520 species currently accepted within the genus, distributed mostly in tropical and subtropical areas of ...
'', ''
Ocotea atirrensis
''Ocotea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lauraceae. Many are evergreen trees with lauroid leaves.
There are over 520 species currently accepted within the genus, distributed mostly in tropical and subtropical areas of t ...
'' and ''
Ocotea dendrodaphne''.
References
External links
"''Adhemarius palmeri''" ''Sphingidae of the Americas''. Archived February 13, 2009.
Adhemarius
Moths described in 1875
Sphingidae of South America
Moths of Central America
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