Orecta lycidas
| Orecta lycidas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Orecta |
| Species: | O. lycidas |
| Binomial name | |
| Orecta lycidas (Boisduval, 1875)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Orecta lycidas is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]
Adults have been recorded in September.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Laurus nobilis and Nectandra venulosa.
Subspecies
- Orecta lycidas lycidas (Brazil)
- Orecta lycidas eos (Burmeister, 1878) (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-01-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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