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Orecta lycidas

Orecta lycidas

Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Orecta lycidas is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.

Adults have been recorded in September.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Laurus nobilis and Nectandra venulosa.

Subspecies: 
  • Orecta lycidas lycidas (Brazil)
  • Orecta lycidas eos (Burmeister, 1878) (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia)

Source: Wikipedia, article Orecta lycidas. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 254648
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
03/12/2018
Horacio Dali



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
71517912/03/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónHoracio Dali
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Orecta lycidas – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 16/09/2026.