Xylophanes indistincta

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Xylophanes indistincta
Xylophanes indistincta MHNT CUT 2010 0 349 Itatiaia National Park Brasil, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
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Male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. indistincta
Binomial name
Xylophanes indistincta
Closs, 1915 [1]
Synonyms
  • Xylophanes crotonis zikaniClark, 1922

Xylophanes indistincta is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is found from south-eastern Brazil. [2]

Description

It is similar to Xylophanes aristor but smaller. The ground colour is mostly grey-green, although the forewing underside has a pale yellow apical area on the costa and an orange-yellow ground colour.

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year-round.

The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis , Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis .

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.