Phryxus (moth)

Phryxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Subtribe:	Dilophonotina
Genus:	Phryxus; Hübner, 1819
Species:	P. caicus
Binomial name
	Phryxus caicus; (Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
	Grammodia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (synonym of genus); Sphinx caicus Cramer, 1777 (synonym of species);

Phryxus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Phryxus caicus. It is found in the Neotropics, although it has been recorded from southern Florida and South Carolina.

The length of the forewings is 33–37 mm. South from Florida, adults are mainly found from August to November but may be found year-round.

In the tropics, larvae have been recorded on Apocynaceae species. In Florida, it has been recorded on Rhabdadenia bilfora.

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-19.