Callionima acuta

Callionima acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callionima
Species: C. acuta
Binomial name
Callionima acuta
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Hemeroplanes acuta Rothschild & Jordan, 1910

Callionima acuta is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Peru and Bolivia. It was originally described by Rothschild and Jordan as Hemeroplanes acuta, in 1910.[1]

Males have a wingspan of about 32 millimetres. The species is similar to Callionima parce, but is darker in colour. The forewing upperside ground colour is blackish-brown. The hindwing underside has a median line and a line of dots in the outer half.

Adults are probably on wing in multiple generations.[2]

References

  1. "Callionima acuta (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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