''Oryba kadeni'' is a
moth
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of the family
Sphingidae first described by Schaufuss in 1870.
Distribution
It is found from
Central America
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(including
Guatemala
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,
Costa Rica
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,
Panama
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and possibly
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
) to
Brazil
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,
Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
,
Ecuador
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,
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
,
Venezuela
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and
French Guiana
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.
Description
The
wingspan
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is 102–116 mm. It is a large, heavy-bodied and large-eyed species with a bright green upperside and orange underside. The marginal band of the forewing upperside is strongly convex. Females have forewings which are much more rounded than those of the males.
Oryba kadeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 126 Bolivia male dorsal.jpg, ''Oryba kadeni'' ♂
Oryba kadeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 126 Bolivia male ventral.jpg, ''Oryba kadeni'' ♂ △
Oryba kadeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 450 Villa María del Triunfo Peru - female dorsal.jpg, ''Oryba kadeni'' ♀
Oryba kadeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 450 Villa María del Triunfo Peru - female ventral.jpg, ''Oryba kadeni'' ♀ △
Biology
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Isertia laevis
''Isertia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 15 species of shrubs or small trees that are indigenous to the neotropics. A few are cultivated as ornamentals.Huxley AJ, Griffiths M, Levy M, editors. 1992. ''Th ...
''.
References
Dilophonotini
Moths described in 1870
Sphingidae of South America
Moths of Central America
Taxa named by Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss
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