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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. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus.
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The black apical line of the antenna is very short. The forewing upperside is also very similar in general pattern to Xylophanes ceratomioides, but the ground colour is pale brown and the black pattern elements are less extensive. The basal patch on the inner edge is pale greenish-buff and the costa has several vestigial subapical and apical ...
Xylophanes porcus, the porcus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. ... This page was last edited on 12 May 2024, at 15:58 (UTC).
Xylophanes pluto, the Pluto sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. Distribution.
The base of the wing has a pale purple suffusion and traces of two median lines running from the inner margin. There is a full complement of five dark brown postmedian and two submarginal lines, all sharply defined and converging to the apex. It is less contrastingly patterned than Xylophanes monzoni. The hindwing upperside ground colour is ...
Xylophanes robinsonii is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is known from Cuba. [2] The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. It is similar to Theretra monteironis and Xylophanes fosteri but smaller and the postmedian lines on the forewing upperside are better developed. The tegula has a ...
Xylophanes ploetzi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Suriname, French Guiana and Venezuela. [2] It is similar to Xylophanes depuiseti and Xylophanes adalia. The abdomen has a thin median dorsal line. The underside of the body and wings is yellowish green. The lines of the forewing are distinct, apart from the oblique apical line.