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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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Xylophanes irrorata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.It is known from Cuba. [2]The upperside and underside of the body and wings is uniformly pale pinkish-brown, although the underside is paler than the upperside.
Xylophanes porcus, the porcus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The family was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Distribution.
Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Distribution. It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, ...
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 ...
Xylophanes turbata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. An occasional stray may be found up to southern Arizona. [2] The wingspan is 62–63 mm. The tegula are pale olive-green with a characteristic dark olive band along the outer margin immediately above the white outer margin.
The length of the wing is 36–40 mm. It is similar to Xylophanes amadis, but the forewing outer margin is straighter.The abdomen has a distinct dorsal median line. There is a prominent dark green, almost straight postmedian line on the forewing upperside and a vestigial, dentate, submarginal line basal to the submarginal row of the vein