Isognathus swainsoni C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Isognathus swainsoni C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862

Isognathus swainsoni C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862

Isognathus swainsoni is a moth species similar to I. leachii that is distributed across northern and central South America.

Family
Genus
Isognathus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Isognathus swainsoni C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862

This species, Isognathus swainsoni C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862, has a wingspan of approximately 82 millimeters. It resembles Isognathus leachii, but differs in several key features of the forewing upperside: it has more white scaling, interrupted white vein-streaks on the distal half of the wing, a thinner basal patch, and larger, paler grey marginal spots at the ends of the veins. Its distribution ranges from French Guiana, Peru, and Brazil extending to Bolivia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Isognathus

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

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