Xylophanes rhodocera

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Xylophanes rhodocera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. rhodocera
Binomial name
Xylophanes rhodocera
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Darapsa rhodoceraWalker, 1856
  • Xylophanes sublaevisJoicey & Kaye, 1917

Xylophanes rhodocera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. [2]

The dorsal scales of the antennae are pink. The outer margin of the forewing is strongly convex. The forewing upperside pattern is very uniform. There is a slightly brownish patch present near the end of the discal cell and another smaller one is occasionally present in the middle of the cell. The disco-marginal area is dusted with brown scales, especially posteriorly.

Adults are probably on wing year-round.

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 2012-11-04. 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.


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