Pachylia ficus, known as the fig sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It lives from the northern tip of South America in Uruguay through Central America to the southern tip of the United States straying into Arizona and Texas.[2]
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Pachyliaficus, known as the fig sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It lives from the northern tip of South America in Uruguay through Central...
generations in the tropics. The larvae feed on Echites umbellata, Ficus carica and other Ficus species. Male dorsal view Male ventral view Female dorsal view...
establish in now widely separated Gondwanan regions. The fig sphinx moth, Pachyliaficus, was the first insect to be scientifically described pollinating Dendrophylax...
been recorded feeding on Ficus microcarpa, Ficus prinoides, Ficus ovalis and Artocarpus integrifolius. Pachylia syces syces (Mexico through Belize and Honduras...
but probably ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica. Adults are similar to Pachyliaficus but can be distinguished by the strongly crenulated outer forewing margin...
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