Xylophanes crotonis
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| Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. crotonis
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| Xylophanes crotonis | |
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Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1870.
Distribution[]
It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela and south to Bolivia.
Description[]
The wingspan is 91–97 millimetres (3.6–3.8 in). the larvae are green, turquoise or purplish with yellow dots. They are without eyespots in the second instar.
caterpillar
caterpillar
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Biology[]
Adults are on wing year round in Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on , , , , and probably other Rubiaceae species. They have also been recorded on Rottboellia cochinchinensis.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved October 25, 2011.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Xylophanes crotonis Sphingidae of the Americas
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- Xylophanes
- Moths described in 1856
- Moths of South America
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