''Madoryx oiclus'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. It is known from
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
,
French Guiana and from
Venezuela to
Costa Rica
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. It has also been recorded in
Paraguay,
Argentina and
Bolivia
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.
Description
The
wingspan is 76–93 mm.
Madoryx oiclus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Santa Caterina Brasil male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal MHNT
Madoryx oiclus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Santa Caterina Brasil male ventral.jpg, Male ventral MHNT
Madoryx oiclus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Martinique female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal MHNT
Madoryx oiclus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Martinique female ventral.jpg, Female ventral MHNT
Subspecies
*''Madoryx oiclus oiclus'' (Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana and from Venezuela to Costa Rica)
*''Madoryx oiclus jamicensis''
Neidhoefer, 1968 (Jamaica)
Madoryx at Funet
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References
Dilophonotini
Moths described in 1780
Moths of Central America
Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
Sphingidae of South America
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