Adhemarius tigrina

Adhemarius tigrina
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Adhemarius
Species:	A. tigrina
Binomial name
	Adhemarius tigrina; (R. Felder, [1874])
Synonyms
	Ambulyx tigrina R. Felder, 1874; Adhemarius simera (Lichy, 1943); Amblypterus tigrina coronata Gehlen, 1930; Amplypterus tigrina simera Lichy, 1943;

Adhemarius tigrina is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Peru to Venezuela. It has also been recorded in Bolivia. Subspecies coronata is found in Colombia.

The length of the forewings is 57–63 mm.

The species probably broods continuously, with records indicating adults are on wing from March to July and again in October.
The larvae of ssp. tigrina probably feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis, Ocotea sarah and Ocotea dendrodaphne. The larvae of ssp. coronata probably feed on Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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