Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Stolidoptera |
| Species: | S. tachasara
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Distribution edit
It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia.[2]
Description edit
The wingspan is 79–92 mm.
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Female dorsal view -
Female ventral view
Biology edit
Adults are on wing nearly year round (except March and December) in Costa Rica.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata and Prunus annularis.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Stolidoptera tachasara". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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