Unzela japix is a moth

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...

 of 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. It is found from Mexico

Mexico

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 to Amazonia. There are also records from Surinam and north-western and south-eastern Venezuela

Venezuela

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 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

Vitaceae

Vitaceae are a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants including the grapevine and Virginia creeper. The family name is derived from the genus Vitis...

 and Dilleniaceae

Dilleniaceae

Dilleniaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been universally recognized by taxonomists. It is known to gardeners for the genus Hibbertia, which contains many commercially valuable garden species....

 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)