Phanoxyla hystrix

Phanoxyla hystrix

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae

Phanoxyla is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Phanoxyla hystrix, described by Rudolf Felder in 1874, is known from northern South America, including Brazil and Ecuador. Adults are probably on wing year round.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 3

Sources and credits

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Phanoxyla hystrix

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