Xylophanes xylobotes

Xylophanes xylobotes
Dorsal male
Ventral male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. xylobotes
Binomial name
Xylophanes xylobotes (Burmeister, 1878) [1]
Synonyms
Choerocampa xylobotesBurmeister, 1878

Xylophanes xylobotes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Peru. ^[2]

It is similar to Xylophanes ceratomioides , but paler and all three dorsal abdominal lines are evenly narrow and continuous. The black apical line of the antenna is very short. The forewing upperside is also very similar in general pattern to Xylophanes ceratomioides, but the ground colour is pale brown and the black pattern elements are less extensive. The basal patch on the inner edge is pale greenish-buff and the costa has several vestigial subapical and apical black spots. The pale subbasal and median bands of the hindwing upperside are fawn.

There are probably three generations per year, with adults recorded in February, June and October.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae species.

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. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.