Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780

Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780

Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780 is a moth with distinct wing and body markings, found across parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Isognathus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780

Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780 has a wingspan of 72–73 mm. The upperside of its abdomen has distinct bands, while the underside of the abdomen is dirty white or slightly buff, faintly speckled with russet scales. The upperside of the thorax and forewings is russet-drab-brown. The outer half of the forewing upperside has grey vein-streaks that are interrupted by black dots. This species is known to occur in Suriname, French Guiana, Cuba, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.

Photo: (c) Douglas Eduardo Rocha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Douglas Eduardo Rocha · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Isognathus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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