Xylophanes chiron

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Xylophanes chiron
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. chiron
Binomial name
Xylophanes chiron
(Drury, 1771) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx chironDrury, 1773
  • Sphinx sagittataGoeze, 1780
  • Sphinx butusFabricius, 1787
  • Choerocampa druryiBoisduval, 1875
  • Choerocampa haitensisButler, 1875
  • Sphinx chiron nechusCramer, 1777
  • Xylophanes chiron martiniquensisKernbach, 1964

Xylophanes chiron is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1771.

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Distribution

It can be found in Mexico down to northern Argentina and in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica.

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Description

The wingspan range is 77–81 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[ permanent dead link ]