''Madoryx plutonius'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from
Suriname
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,
Venezuela,
French Guiana,
Ecuador,
Peru,
Bolivia
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,
Brazil,
Argentina,
Paraguay,
Costa Rica
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Colombia
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and
Guatemala
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. It is probably also present in
Panama, and
Guyana
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.
Subspecies ''dentatus'' is found in
Mexico and
Belize.
Description
The
wingspan is 92–120 mm. It differs from all other ''
Madoryx
''Madoryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.
Species
*'' Madoryx bubastus'' (Cramer, 1777)
*'' Madoryx oiclus'' (Cramer, 1779) type species for the genus
*'' Madory ...
'' species in the acute forewing apex. There is a minute, circular, upper silver spot and an elongate, triangular lower silver spot on the forewing upperside.
Madoryx plutonius plutonius MHNT CUT 2010 0 161 El Dorado Venezuela male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal
Madoryx plutonius plutonius MHNT CUT 2010 0 161 El Dorado Venezuela male ventral.jpg, Male ventral
Madoryx plutonius plutonius MHNT CUT 2010 0 298 Route de Belizon Guyane française femelle dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
Madoryx plutonius plutonius MHNT CUT 2010 0 298 Route de Belizon Guyane française femelle ventral.jpg, Female ventral
Biology
Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Conostegia xalapensis
''Conostegia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Its native range is Southern and Northern America.
Species:
*'' Conostegia allenii''
*''Conostegia apiculata''
*''Conostegia arborea''
*''Conostegia a ...
'' and found feeding on Yemeri (''
Vochysia hondurensis'') in Belize. Pupation takes place in a loose cocoon of yellow silk and leaves. The pupa is dark chocolate brown.
Subspecies
*''Madoryx plutonius plutonius''
*''Madoryx plutonius dentatus''
Gehlen, 1931 (Mexico Colombia and Belize)
Madoryx plutonius dentatus MHNT CUT 2010 0 298 Colombia male dorsal.jpg, ''Madoryx plutonius dentatus'' Male dorsal
Madoryx plutonius dentatus MHNT CUT 2010 0 298 Colombia male ventral.jpg, ''Madoryx plutonius dentatus'' Male ventral
References
Dilophonotini
Moths described in 1819
Sphingidae of South America
Moths of Central America
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