''Pachylia darceta'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1881.

Distribution

It is known from

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

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 ...

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and

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Description

There are three oblique black lines on the forewing upperside and two in the basal half of the wing. The hindwing upperside is uniform brown without markings. Pachylia darceta MHNT CUT 2010 0 340 Gasayaco Amazonie (Oriente) Ecuador male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal view Pachylia darceta MHNT CUT 2010 0 340 Gasayaco Amazonie (Oriente) Ecuador male ventral.jpg, Male ventral view Pachylia darceta MHNT CUT 2010 0 340 French Guiana, female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal view Pachylia darceta MHNT CUT 2010 0 340 French Guiana, female ventral.jpg, Female ventral view

Biology

There are probably multiple generations per year. Adults have been recorded from early August to September in Brazil.

References

Dilophonotini Moths described in 1881 Taxa named by Herbert Druce Moths of Central America Sphingidae of South America {{Dilophonotini-stub