Callionima nomius Walker, 1856 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Callionima nomius Walker, 1856

Callionima nomius Walker, 1856

Callionima nomius is a moth species recognizable by unique wing patterns, with a 70–80 mm wingspan, found from Mexico to northwestern South America.

Family
Genus
Callionima
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Callionima nomius Walker, 1856

The wingspan of Callionima nomius ranges from 70 to 80 mm. This species can be immediately distinguished from all other species in the genus Callionima by the pattern on the forewing upperside and the color of the hindwing upperside. The forewing upperside is deep brown, with a pale brown triangular patch on the costa and a silver discal spot that appears only as a minute dot. The hindwing upperside is dark brown, with a buff-colored base. Callionima nomius is distributed from Mexico and Central America to the northwestern half of South America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Callionima

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

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