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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 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.
The prominent broad chrome-yellow band distinguishes this species from all other Xylophaness. The thorax is green. The abdomen has a thin medial line, interrupted at the base of each segment by a metallic yellow dot. The lateral lines are also present.
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Xylophanes porcus porcus (Florida south to French Guiana and Venezuela) Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Mexico and Belize south across northern South America (including Colombia) to French Guiana. Also recorded from Bolivia)
It is intermediate between Xylophanes libya and Xylophanes neoptolemus. The hindwings are narrower than in Xylophanes libya, and the first postmedian line of the forewing underside is thin, continuous, more oblique and not as dark. The second and third postmedian lines are faintly indicated, and the fourth postmedian line is not as conspicuous.
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 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 ...