Xylophanes cyrene
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Xylophanes |
Species: | X. cyrene
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Xylophanes cyrene is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1881. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize and south to Oxapampa in Peru.[2]
Description[]
The wingspan is 76–91 mm. It is similar to Xylophanes amadis but the upperside ground colour is brownish and the pale median band is always uninterrupted by black streaks along the veins.
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Biology[]
Adults are probably on wing year round in Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on Curatella americana, and . Early instars are generally green, but there are green and dark colour morphs in the final instar.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Oehlke, Bill (June 6, 2005). "Xylophanes cyrene". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
Categories:
- Xylophanes
- Moths described in 1881
- Xylophanes stubs