Stolidoptera tachasara explained

Stolidoptera tachasara is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.

Distribution

It is found in Mexico and Central America, as well as Venezuela in northern South America. It has also been spotted in Bolivia.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 79–92 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing nearly year round (except March and December) in Costa Rica.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Thalia geniculata and Prunus annularis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stolidoptera tachasara . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214010540/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/stachasa.htm. 2012-02-14. dead . Silkmoths . 2011-10-19.