Walker"s Sphinx

Pachylioides is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Distribution: It is found from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay north through Central America (including Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico) and the West Indies.

Biology: Adults are on wing in several generations in the tropics.

The larvae feed on Echites umbellata, Ficus carica and other Ficus species.