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Updated as per
AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, December 2009 Updated as per personal communication with Jean Haxaire Updated as per personal communication with Bernhard Wenczel (Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru; 2512m); April 21, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Jim Vargo (Paradise Lodge, Cosnipata Valley, Cuzco Department, Peru; nectaring 5:45am; 63mm); June 8, 2012 |
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Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.
TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
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This moth may have a dawn flight pattern. This is suggested by reports from both Bernhard Wenczel and Jim Vargo.
Protaleuron rhodogaster, Paradise Lodge, Cosnipata Valley, Cuzco Department, Peru,
63mm, nectaring at 5:45am, courtesy of Jim Vargo.
Protaleuron rhodogaster, Paradise Lodge, Cosnipata Valley, Cuzco Department, Peru,
63mm, nectaring at 5:45am, courtesy of Jim Vargo.
The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is
merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
The species name comes from the Greek "rhodo" which means red and
"gaster" which means belly. Perhaps this moth's
abdomen is red or pink ventrally?? or it may refer to the wide
stripe of reddish brown "fur" that divides the abdomen on the
dorsal surface.
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