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Adhemarius roessleri
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Butterflies & moths

Adhemarius roessleri

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAdhemarius roessleri Eitschberger, 2002

About this species

Adhemarius roessleri is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Ulf Eitschberger in 2002, and is known from Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, northern Peru and French Guiana.

There are probably at least two generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Ocotea species, such as Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusAdhemarius

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
2009First record
2017Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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