''Amphonyx duponchel'', or Duponchel's sphinx, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. The species was
first described by
Felipe Poey in 1832.
Distribution
It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands in
Cuba and the
West Indies and from
Bolivia
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, southern
Brazil and
Argentina to
Venezuela,
Belize,
Guatemala
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,
Nicaragua,
Costa Rica
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and
Mexico. It is also found in
Florida and
Texas, where it is rare.
Description
The
wingspan is 110–150 mm, with the males being much smaller than the females. There are black discal dashes and a transverse, kidney-shaped, dirty white discal spot located on the forewing upperside.
Cocytius duponchel MHNT CUT 2010 0 466 - Rancho Grande Nicaragua - Female dorsal.jpg, Female Dorsal side
Cocytius duponchel MHNT CUT 2010 0 466 - Rancho Grande Nicaragua - Female ventral.jpg, Female △ Ventral side
biology
Adults are on wing year round. They feed on nectar at flowers.
The larvae feed on ''
Guatteria diospyroides
''Guatteria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. It is the largest genus in the family in South America, and the dominant genus in mature forest. The fruits are berries, borne in clusters on short stalks.
Species include: '', ''
Annona purpurea
''Annona purpurea'' is an edible fruit and medicinal plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. Its common names include soncoya, sincuya, and cabeza de negro.
Description
It is a small t ...
'', ''
Annona reticulata
''Annona reticulata'' is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae and part of the Annonas group. It is best known for its fruit, called custard apple, a common name shared with fruits of several other species in t ...
'', ''
Xylopia frutescens
''Xylopia frutescens''Aubl. (1775) ''Hist. Pl. Guiane'': 602. is a tree species the genus ''Xylopia
''Xylopia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. They are mostly trees and some shrubs. There are about 160 species distrib ...
'' and ''
Annona glabra
''Annona glabra'' is a Tropics, tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya. Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp appl ...
'' and probably other
Annonaceae species. They are very colourful.
References
External links
"Duponchel's sphinx (''Cocytius duponchel'')"''Moths of North America''. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
Amphonyx
Moths of North America
Moths of South America
Moths described in 1832
Taxa named by Felipe Poey
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