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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. [1]
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 norfolki is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Galapagos Islands. [2] It is similar to Xylophanes tersa and related species, but the pattern and form of the forewing upperside is different. The underside of the abdomen is purplish-brown, while the forewing upperside has a dark brown ground colour and the forewing ...
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 ]
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.
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
Xylophanes damocrita is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1894. It is known from Mexico. [2] The ground colour of the uppersides of the forewings and body is dark olive green or brown. The tegula is dark olive green with a median longitudinal dark golden-yellow line.
Xylophanes katharinae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico. [2] Adults are probably on wing year-round. The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae ...