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Xylophanes colinae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Ecuador, French Guiana and Venezuela. [2] The wingspan is 72–78 mm. Adults are probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis.
Xylophanes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus. [1]
Xylophanes adalia is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1881. It is known from Panama, Costa Rica north to south-eastern Belize and Mexico. In the south, it ranges as far as Ecuador. [2] The wingspan is 55–56 mm. The females are larger than the males.
Xylophanes porcus, the porcus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The family was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Distribution.
It is intermediate between Xylophanes eumedon and Xylophanes titana. The tegula has a golden medial line. The tegula has a golden medial line. The dorsal lines of the upperside of the abdomen are pale and broad and divided medially by an indistinct, thin olive-green line that becomes broader and more distinct towards the abdomen base.
Xylophanes xylobotes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Peru. [2] It is similar to Xylophanes ceratomioides, but paler and all three dorsal ...
Xylophanes marginalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. [2] The length of the forewings is about 26 mm for males and 31 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis.
Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Distribution. It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, ...