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Adhemarius palmeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

Adhemarius palmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Adhemarius
Species:	A. palmeri
Binomial name
Adhemarius palmeri (Boisduval, [1875])[1]
Synonyms
Ambylux palmeri Boisduval, 1875 Amplypterus palmeri (Boisduval, [1875]) Adhemarius marginata (Butler, 1875) Adhemarius brasiliensis (Clark, 1916) Adhemarius rubricunda (Closs, 1916) Adhemarius flavellus (Gehlen, 1926) Adhemarius rubrimargo (Gehlen, 1926) Adhemarius flavus (Niepelt, 1928) Ambulyx marginata Butler, 1875 Amplypterus palmeri brasiliensis Clark, 1916 Amplypterus palmeri flavellus Gehlen, 1926 Amplypterus palmeri flavus (Niepelt, 1928) Amplypterus palmeri rubricunda (Closs, 1916) Amplypterus palmeri rubrimargo Gehlen, 1926

Distribution

It is found from Costa Rica into most of South America.

Description

The wingspan is 99–124 mm. The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral
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  Female dorsal
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  Female ventral

Biology

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

References

External links

• "Adhemarius palmeri". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived February 13, 2009.

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