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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.
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.
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Xylophanes porcus, the porcus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The family was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Distribution.
The wingspan is 57–59 millimetres (2.2–2.3 in). The dorsal scales of the antennae are blackish brown and pinkish latero-basally. The abdomen has two rows of dorsal dots. The lateral border of the tegulae are not well marked, anteriorly pinkish and continued to the base of the antennae.
It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Xylophanes, but a number of differences distinguish it from Xylophanes libya, to which it most closely compares, particularly in its darker coloring and pattern, with its clearer contrasts. Black scales are scattered over the wings, which are otherwise striated with five ...
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 cyrene is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1881. It is found in Mexico , Panama , Costa Rica , Guatemala , Belize and south to Oxapampa in Peru . [ 2 ]