Xylophanes ploetzi

Xylophanes ploetzi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. ploetzi
Binomial name
Xylophanes ploetzi (Möschler, 1876) [1]
Synonyms
Chaerocampa ploetziMöschler, 1876 Calliomma druceiRothschild, 1894

Xylophanes ploetzi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Suriname, French Guiana and Venezuela. ^[2]

It is similar to Xylophanes depuiseti and Xylophanes adalia . The abdomen has a thin median dorsal line. The underside of the body and wings is yellowish green. The lines of the forewing are distinct, apart from the oblique apical line. The stigma is white and the fringe has white dots which are restricted to the posterior part of the wing. The marginal areas of the underside of both wings is a little more greenish than the disc. On the hindwing shaded with olive.

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 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.