Orecta lycidas

Orecta lycidas is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

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
  • Ambulyx lycidas Boisduval, 1875
  • Ambulyx tithonus Kirby, 1886
  • Philampelus lycidas eos Burmeister, 1878

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
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-01-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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