Pachylia ficus
Fig Sphinx
Pachylia ficus, Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida,
April 12, 2007, courtesy of Chris Marino.
Pachylia ficus, Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida,
April 12, 2007, courtesy of Chris Marino.
Pachylia ficus, Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida,
April 12, 2007, courtesy of Chris Marino.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Pachylia Walker, 1856 ...........
Species: ficus Linnaeus, 1758
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