''Madoryx'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
. The genus was first described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société ento ...
in 1875.
Species
*''
Madoryx bubastus''
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, 1777)
*''
Madoryx oiclus''
(Cramer, 1779) type species for the genus
*''
Madoryx plutonius''
( Hübner, 1819)
*''
Madoryx pseudothyreus''
( Grote, 1865)
Gallery
Madoryx bubastus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Mariposoula male.jpg, ''Madoryx bubastus''
Madoryx oiclus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Santa Caterina Brasil male.jpg, ''Madoryx oiclus''
Madoryx plutonius plutonius MHNT CUT 2010 0 161 El Dorado Venezuela male.jpg, ''Madoryx plutonius''
Madoryx pseudothyreus MHNT CUT 2010 0 37 Sanibel island Florida male.jpg, ''Madoryx pseudothyreus''
References
Dilophonotini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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