Adhemarius palmeri

Adhemarius palmeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Adhemarius
Species:	A. palmeri
Binomial name
Adhemarius palmeri (Boisduval, [1875])
Synonyms
Ambylux palmeri Boisduval, 1875 (Boisduval, [1875]) (Clark, 1916) (Niepelt, 1928) Ambulyx marginata Adhemarius rubricunda Butler, 1875 Adhemarius marginata (Closs, 1916) Clark, 1916 Amplypterus palmeri flavellus Adhemarius flavellus Gehlen, 1926 Amplypterus palmeri (Butler, 1875) (Gehlen, 1926) (Niepelt, 1928) Amplypterus palmeri rubricunda Adhemarius rubrimargo (Closs, 1916) Amplypterus palmeri rubrimargo Adhemarius brasiliensis (Gehlen, 1926) Gehlen, 1926 Amplypterus palmeri flavus Amplypterus palmeri brasiliensis Adhemarius flavus

Adhemarius palmeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

Distribution

It is found from Costa Rica into most of South America.

Description

The wingspan is 99–124 mm. The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral
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  Female dorsal
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  Female ventral

Biology

The larvae probably feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.

External links

• "Adhemarius palmeri". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived February 13, 2009.