Duponchel's sphinx

Amphonyx duponchel

"Amphonyx duponchel", or Duponchel's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Felipe Poey in 1832.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 110–150 mm, with the males being much smaller than the females. There are black discal dashes and a transverse, kidney-shaped, dirty white discal spot located on the forewing upperside.

Behavior

Adults are on wing year round. They feed on nectar at flowers.

The larvae feed on "Guatteria diospyroides", "Annona purpurea", "Annona reticulata", "Xylopia frutescens" and "Annona glabra" and probably other Annonaceae species. They are very colourful.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusAmphonyx
SpeciesA. duponchel
Photographed in
Colombia