Xylophanes rufescens

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Xylophanes rufescens
Xylophanes rufescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 357 Tingo Maria Peru male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Xylophanes rufescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 357 Tingo Maria Peru male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. rufescens
Binomial name
Xylophanes rufescens
(Rothschild, 1894) [1]
Synonyms
  • Theretra rufescensRothschild, 1894

Xylophanes rufescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from French Guiana, Venezuela, north-western Brazil and eastern Peru. [2]

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 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-11-19. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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