Xylophanes gundlachii

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Xylophanes gundlachii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. gundlachii
Binomial name
Xylophanes gundlachii
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa gundlachiiHerrich-Schäffer, 1863

Xylophanes gundlachii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cuba. [2] The specific epithet is named after Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach.

Diet

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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