Adhemarius tigrina tigrina
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(R. Felder, 1874) Ambulyx

Adhemarius tigrina tigrina male, courtesy of Hubert Mayer copyright.

Adhemarius tigrina male, Rio Hollin, Napo, Ecuador,
November 23, 1998, courtesy/copyright of Hubert Mayer.

Adhemarius tigrina male, Rio Hollin, Napo, Ecuador,
November 24, 1998, courtesy/copyright of Hubert Mayer.

Adhemarius tigrina male, Oxapampa, Chanchamayo, Peru,
July 18, 2004, courtesy/copyright of Hubert Mayer.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Sphingoidea, Dyar, 1902
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Adhemarius, Oicitica, 1939
Species: tigrina tigrina, (R. Felder, 1874)

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