Unzela japix

Unzela japix
Unzela japix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Unzela
Species: U. japix
Binomial name
Unzela japix
(Cramer, 1776)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx japix Cramer, 1776
  • Cornipalpus succinctus R. Felder, 1874

Unzela japix is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico to Amazonia. There are also records from Surinam and north-western and south-eastern Venezuela.[2]

The wingspan is 44 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year with adults recorded from May to June, August to September and from December to January.

The larvae possibly feed on Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species. It has also been recorded from Pinzona coriacea and Tetracera volubilis.

Subspecies

  • Unzela japix japix (Mexico to Amazonia, Surinam and Venezuela)
  • Unzela japix discrepans Walker, 1856 (Brazil and Argentina)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Unzela/japix.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/ejapijap.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
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