''Callionima falcifera'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae first described by Bruno Gehlen in 1943. It is known from
Mexico,
Belize,
Nicaragua,
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 ...
and
Jamaica, south through northern South America (north-western and eastern
Venezuela).
Description
The
wingspan is 68–73 mm.
Callionima falcifera MHNT CUT 2010 0 40 Mazatlán Mexico female dorsal.jpg, Female
Callionima falcifera MHNT CUT 2010 0 40 Mazatlán Mexico female ventral.jpg, Female underside
Callionima falcifera MHNT CUT 2010 0 40 Puente national Vera Cruz Mexico male dorsal.jpg, Male
Callionima falcifera MHNT CUT 2010 0 40 Puente national Vera Cruz Mexico male ventral.jpg, Male underside
Biology
The larvae feed on ''
Stemmadenia obovata'' and probably other
Apocynaceae species.
References
F
Moths of Central America
Sphingidae of South America
Moths described in 1943
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