Unzela japix

Unzela japix is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon basin. There are also records from Surinam and north-western and south-eastern Venezuela.[2]

Unzela japix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Unzela
Species:
U. japix
Binomial name
Unzela japix
(Cramer, 1776)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx japix Cramer, 1776
  • Cornipalpus succinctus R. Felder, 1874

The wingspan is 44 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year with adults recorded from May to June, August to September and from December to January.

The larvae possibly feed on Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species. It has also been recorded from Pinzona coriacea and Tetracera volubilis.

Subspecies
  • Unzela japix japix (Mexico to Amazonia, Surinam and Venezuela)
  • Unzela japix discrepans Walker, 1856 (Brazil and Argentina)

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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