Madoryx oiclus

Madoryx oiclus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Suriname, French Guiana and from Venezuela to Costa Rica. It has also been recorded in Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia.[2]

Madoryx oiclus
Madoryx oiclus, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Madoryx
Species:
M. oiclus
Binomial name
Madoryx oiclus
Cramer, 1870[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx oiclus Cramer, 1779
  • Madoryx faunus Boisduval, 1875
  • Madoryx oiclus jamaicensis

Description

The wingspan is 76–93 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Rehdera trinervis and Crescentia alata. The last instar is cream colored with dark brown and black mottling on back and sides. Pupation takes place in a dark rust brown cocoon often with incorporated leaves

Subspecies
  • Madoryx oiclus oiclus (Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia,Suriname, French Guiana and from Venezuela to Costa Rica)
  • Madoryx oiclus jamicensis Neidhoefer, 1968 (Jamaica)[3]

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-11. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  3. Madoryx at Funet


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