Stolidoptera tachasara
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Stolidoptera |
| Species: | S. tachasara
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Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.
Distribution
[edit]It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia.[2]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 79–92 mm.
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Female dorsal view -
Female ventral view
Biology
[edit]Adults are on wing nearly year round (except March and December) in Costa Rica.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata and Prunus annularis.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Stolidoptera tachasara". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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