Pachylia
Encyclopedia
Pachylia is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Pachylia darcetaPachylia darcetaPachylia darceta is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.There are three oblique black lines on the forewing upperside and two in the basal half of the wing. The hindwing upperside is uniform brown without markings.There are probably...
- Druce 1881 - Pachylia ficusPachylia ficusPachylia ficus, known as the Fig sphinx, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from the northern tip of South America in Uruguay through Central America to the southern tip of the United States straying into Arizona and Texas....
- (Linnaeus 1758) - Pachylia sycesPachylia sycesPachylia syces is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico through Belize and Honduras to Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. It is also found on Jamaica....
- (Hubner 1819)