Eupyrrhoglossum

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Eupyrrhoglossum
Eupyrrhoglossum venustum

Eupyrrhoglossum venustum

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Swarmers (Sphingidae)
Subfamily : Macroglossinae
Genre : Eupyrrhoglossum
Scientific name
Eupyrrhoglossum
Grote , 1865

Eupyrrhoglossum is a genus of butterflies from the family of swarmers (Sphingidae).

features

The small butterflies are similar to those of the genus Aellopos . Their body is relatively large, the wings are dark brown, with the fore wings spotted. The hind wings have a broad, gold-colored stripe. In contrast to the genus Aellopos, there is no silver-colored stripe on the abdomen of the animals.

Occurrence and way of life

The genus occurs from the Caribbean to the south of Brazil . The genus was unknown from North America for a long time until two reproductive populations of Eupyrrhoglossum sagra were discovered in southern Florida. The adults are diurnal and avid flower visitors.

Systematics

Three species of the genus are known worldwide:

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b 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 .
  2. ^ 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 .