Amphonyx lucifer

Amphonyx lucifer
	Upperside
	Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Amphonyx
Species:	A. lucifer
Binomial name
	Amphonyx lucifer; (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Synonyms
	Cocytius lucifer Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ; Cocytius macasensis Clark, 1922 ; Cocytius lucifer lindneri Gehlen, 1944 ;

Amphonyx lucifer is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.^[2]

Distribution[edit]

It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Ecuador.^[3]

Description[edit]

The wingspan is 140–160 mm.

Female, upperside
Female, underside

Biology[edit]

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

The larvae feed on Annona purpurea and Desmopsis schippii and probably other Annonaceae species. They are clear green and white or blue-green. The prepupa is green with a rose stripe down its back.

References[edit]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
^ Savela, Markku. "Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[3] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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