Lesser Ficus Sphinx

Pachylioides resumens

"Pachylioides" is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, "Pachylioides resumens", was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Pachylioides resumens, La Isla Escondida, Colombia  Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Pachylioides,Pachylioides resumens,South America,World

Distribution

It is found from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America and the West Indies.

Behavior

Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.

The larvae feed on "Echites umbellata", "Ficus carica" and other "Ficus" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusPachylioides
SpeciesP. resumens
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Colombia