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Madoryx bubastus
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Butterflies & moths

Madoryx bubastus

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMadoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777

About this species

Madoryx bubastus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Central America (including Costa Rica and Guatemala) and South America, including

French Guiana and Venezuela south to at least Bolivia and Argentina. It is also present in Mexico.

The wingspan is 92–120 mm.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Guettarda macrosperma.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusMadoryx

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
2023First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1

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

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