Adhemarius blanchardorum (Blanchards' Amplypterus)

Overview

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Blanchards' Amplypterus

Description

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Family Sphingidae

'The Sphingidae belong to the Superfamily Sphingoidea. Members of this family are commonly called "hummingbird," "sphinx," or "hawk" moths, and some can be mistaken for hummingbirds. Most are medium to large moths, with heavy bodies; wingspread reaches 5 inches or more in some species. The Sphingidae are strong and fast fliers, with a rapid wingbeat. Most species in the group are active at dusk, and most feed much like hummingbirds, hovering in front of a flower and sipping nectar through the extended proboscis. The proboscis rolls up when not in use. Some species lack scales on large portions of their wings, resulting in transparent or clear wings. In most species, the larval stage is called a "hornworm" because the caterpillar''s posterior end has a harmless hook or hornlike appendage protruding upward. Unfortunately, the caterpillar of some species can be very destructive to agricultural crops and ornamental plantings .

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Subfamily Sphinginae

The Sphinginae are members of the Family Sphingidae. Widely distributed, these medium to very large-sized moths have a well-developed proboscis and robust bodies. In some species, the proboscis is 15 cm or more in length. Some adults are active at night, while others feed at dawn, dusk, or during the day. Larvae feed day and night on woody and herbaceous plants ; some are serious pests of agricultural crops . Most species pupate in the soil, though some form loose cocoons in the leaf layer.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Sphingoidea ()
        Family: Sphingidae () - Samouelle, 1819 - Sphinx Moths
        Subfamily: Sphinginae () - Sphinginae
        Genus: Adhemarius ()
        Specific name: blanchardorum
        Scientific name: - Adhemarius blanchardorum

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Adhemarius

There are approximately 40 species in this genus:

A. acostalis · A. blanchardiorum · A. blanchardorum (Blanchards' Amplypterus) · A. brasiliensis · A. connexa · A. coronata · A. crethon · A. cubanus · A. daphne · A. daphne interrupta · A. dariensis · A. dentoni · A. depuiseti · A. donysa · A. eurysthenes · A. flavellus · A. flavus · A. fulvescens · A. gagarini · A. ganascus · A. gannascus · A. germanus · A. globifer · A. grisescens · A. interrupta · A. jamaicensis · A. janus · A. magicus · A. marginata · A. mollis · A. palmeri · A. rostralis · A. rubra · A. rubricunda · A. rubrimargo · A. schausi · A. sexoculata · A. simera · A. tigrina · A. ypsilon

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. March 26, 2007.
Opler, Paul A., Kelly Lotts, and Thomas Naberhaus, coordinators. 2009. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ (Version of April 17, 2009).

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6074118
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 18348

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=30&sci=Sphingidae&com=Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths [back]