Pachylioides resumens

Pachylioides resumens
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(Walker, 1856) Pachylia

Pachylioides resumens female, 95mm, near Morales, Izabal, Guatemala,
August 2006, 3800ft, courtesy of Frank & Anna West.

Pachylioides resumens male, 97mm, Patulul, Suchitepequez, Guatemala,
August 2006, 3400ft, courtesy of Frank & Anna West.

Pachylioides resumens female, 102mm, Frenza, Rancho Grande, Rondonia, Brasil,
November 2011, courtesy of Frank & Anna West.

Pachylioides resumens female, 100mm, Instituto Uriacu, Camacan, Bahia, Brasil,
September 2011, courtesy of Frank & Anna West.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Pachylioides Hodges, 1971 ...........
Species: ficus Walker, 1856

The outer margin of the male forewing is almost straight, while in females it is quite convex.

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