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Unzela pronoe
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Butterflies & moths

Unzela pronoe

Names

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Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameUnzela pronoe Druce, 1894

About this species

Unzela pronoe is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1894. It is found from Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to Venezuela and south to Bolivia.

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 probably feed on Vitis tiliifolia and other Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species, such as Vitis, Cissus rhombifolia and Ampelopsis, Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana, Tetracera hydrophila and Doliocarpus multiflorus. Ludwigia of the family Onagraceae might also be a host plant.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusUnzela

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
2019First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

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

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