Callionima guiarti
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Callionima guiarti is a species of moth
in the family Sphingidae
, which is known from Brazil
. It was described by Debauche in 1934, and is similar to Callionima parce
, but is more uniformly brown in colour.
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...
in the family 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,...
, which is known from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It was described by Debauche in 1934, and is similar to Callionima parce
Callionima parce
The Parce Sphinx Moth is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, which is known from Argentina, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru to Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico to southern Florida, southern Texas, southern Arizona and southern California...
, but is more uniformly brown in colour.