Callionima
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Callionima is a genus of butterflies from the family of swarmers (Sphingidae).
features
The small moths of the genus have a noticeably uniform appearance. They all have brown fore wings with a sickle-shaped wing tip. There is a silvery-white iridescent discal spot on each of the forewings. The wing pattern can be very complex depending on the species and is used to camouflage the moths on the forest floor between leaves. The hind wings have a striking bright orange basic color. The morphology of the genitals is similar to that of the genus Erinnyis .
The caterpillars are only known of a few species . They have a long and slender body that tapers towards the head. There are a pair of longitudinal stripes on the sides of the body. The anal horn is stout.
Occurrence and way of life
The genus has been identified from Florida , Mexico and Costa Rica , among others . However, the species status of the individual species is still partly unclear, which is why the distribution of the individual species is sometimes uncertain. The well-known caterpillars feed on dog poison plants (Apocynaceae).
Systematics
Eleven species of the genus are known worldwide:
- Callionima acuta ( Rothschild & Jordan , 1910)
- Callionima calliomenae (Schaufuss, 1870)
- Callionima denticulata (Schaus, 1895)
- Callionima falcifera (Gehlen, 1943)
- Callionima gracilis (Jordan, 1923)
- Callionima grisescens (Rothschild, 1894)
- Callionima inuus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
- Callionima nomius (Walker, 1856)
- Callionima pan (Cramer, 1779)
- Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)
- Callionima ramsdeni (Clark, 1920)
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .
- ^ Ian J. Kitching, Jean-Marie Cadiou: Hawkmoths of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Cornell University Press, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8014-3734-2
literature
- James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada , The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .
