Callionima acuta is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan as Hemeroplanes acuta, in 1910.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Callionima |
| Species: | C. acuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Callionima acuta (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910)
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Distribution
editDescription
editMales have a wingspan of about 32 millimetres. The species is similar to Callionima parce, but is darker in colour. The forewing upperside ground colour is blackish-brown. The hindwing underside has a median line and a line of dots in the outer half.
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Biology
editAdults are probably on wing in multiple generations.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Callionima acuta (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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