Adhemarius ypsilon

Adhemarius ypsilon is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903^[2] and is known from Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Adhemarius ypsilon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Adhemarius
Species:	A. ypsilon
Binomial name
Adhemarius ypsilon (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
Amplypterus ypsilon Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

The wingspan is 89–117 mm for males and 107–126 mm for females. In Costa Rica, moths in this species take flight year round.

The larvae feed on several species in the plant genus Ocotea (including Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis, Ocotea sarah and Ocotea dendrodaphne).

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  Female - dorsal side
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  Female - ventral side
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  Male - dorsal side
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  Male - ventral side