Biology:Isognathus excelsior
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Short description: Species of moth
| Isognathus excelsior | |
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| Isognathus excelsior ♂ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Isognathus |
| Species: | I. excelsior
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| Binomial name | |
| Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875)[1]
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Isognathus excelsior is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador to north-western Brazil .[2]
Description
It can be distinguished from all other Isognathus species by the pure white underside to the abdomen with conspicuous paired black spots on each segment.
Isognathus excelsior ♂
Isognathus excelsior ♂ △
Isognathus excelsior ♀
Isognathus excelsior ♀ △
Biology
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111073021/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Isognathus/excelsior.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111229/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/irimoexc.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1315109 entry
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