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Cocytius duponchel (Duponchel's Sphinx)

Synonyms: Amphonyx duponchel; Amphonyx rivularis; Cocytius duponchelii; Cocytius jatrophae (heterotypic); Cocytius rivulatis

Wikipedia Abstract

Amphonyx duponchel (Duponchel's sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands in Cuba and the West Indies and from Bolivia, southern Brazil and Argentina to Venezuela, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Mexico. It is also found in Florida and Texas, where it is rare. 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. Adults are on wing year round. They feed on nectar at flowers.
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Prey / Diet

Annona glabra (pond apple)[1]
Annona squamosa (sugar apple)[1]
Manihot esculenta (cassava)[1]

Predators

Piaya melanogaster (Black-bellied Cuckoo)[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0