''Callionima inuus'' is a species of
moth in the family
Sphingidae. It was described by
Walter Rothschild and
Karl Jordan in 1903.
Distribution
It is known from
Mexico,
Belize,
Guatemala
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,
Nicaragua,
Costa Rica
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and
Panama through
Venezuela to
Paraguay,
Bolivia
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,
Brazil,
Argentina and
Peru.
Description
The
wingspan is 67–72 mm. Adults are on wing year round.
Callionima inuus MHNT CUT 2010 0 16 Pimenta Bueno Rondonia Brazil male dorsal.jpg, Male
Callionima inuus MHNT CUT 2010 0 16 Pimenta Bueno Rondonia Brazil male ventral.jpg, Male underside
Callionima innus MHNT CUT 2010 0 16 Osayacu Napo Ecuador female dorsal.jpg, Female
Callionima inuus MHNT CUT 2010 0 16 Osayacu Napo Ecuador female ventral.jpg, Female underside
Biology
The larvae probably feed on ''
Tabernaemontana alba'' and other
Apocynaceae species.
References
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Moths of Central America
Sphingidae of South America
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Moths described in 1903
Taxa named by Karl Jordan
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