''Callionima calliomenae'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known to inhabit Venezuela,

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and the Dominican Republic.

Description

The wingspan is about 67 mm. It is immediately distinguishable from all other ''

Callionima ''Callionima'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857. Species * ''Callionima acuta'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) * ''Callionima calliomenae'' (Schaufuss, 1870) * ''Callionima denticulata'' (Scha ...

'' species by the regularly dentate outer forewing margin that is only slightly excavate below the apex and the dark yellow basal half to the hindwing upperside. Callionima calliomenae MHNT CUT 2010 0 156 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela Female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
(coll. MHNT) Callionima calliomenae MHNT CUT 2010 0 156 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela Female ventral.jpg, Female ventral
(coll. MHNT)

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year.

References

C Moths of the Caribbean Moths of South America Moths described in 1870 Taxa named by Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss {{Dilophonotini-stub