''Callionima pan'' is a species of
moth in the family
Sphingidae. It was originally described by
Pieter Cramer in 1779.
Distribution
It is found from
Mexico,
Guatemala
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and
Costa Rica
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through
Venezuela to southern
Brazil.
Description
The
wingspan is about 64 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year, with adults on wing from April to June and from October to January in Costa Rica.
Callionima pan MHNT CUT 2010 0 337 French Guiana, female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
Callionima pan MHNT CUT 2010 0 337 French Guiana, female ventral.jpg, Female ventral
Biology
The larvae probably feed on
Apocynaceae species.
Subspecies
*''Callionima pan pan''
*''Callionima pan neivai''
Oiticica Filho, 1940 (Brazil)
References
P
Moths of Central America
Sphingidae of South America
Moths described in 1779
Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
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