Xylophanes pyrrhus

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Xylophanes pyrrhus
Xylophanes pyrrhus MHNT CUT 2010 0 149 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela, male dorsal.jpg
Xylophanes pyrrhus male dorsal
Xylophanes pyrrhus MHNT CUT 2010 0 149 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela, male ventral.jpg
Xylophanes pyrrhus male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. pyrrhus
Binomial name
Xylophanes pyrrhus

Xylophanes pyrrhus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Repartition

It is found from Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru south to Bolivia. [2]

Description

The length of the forewings is 33–37 mm. It is similar to Xylophanes thyelia thyelia but larger and there are differences in the pattern on the forewing upperside, such as a smaller discal spot.

Biology

Adults are on wing in August in Bolivia and September in Peru.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. 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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