Xylophanes maculator

Xylophanes maculator
	Xylophanes maculator male dorsal
	Xylophanes maculator male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. maculator
Binomial name
	Xylophanes maculator; (Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
	Choerocampa maculator Boisduval, 1875; Chaerocampa moeschleri Erschoff, 1877; Choerocampa wolfi Druce, 1883; Xylophanes linearis Clark, 1935;

Xylophanes maculator is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico and Belize to Ecuador and further south to Venezuela and Bolivia.^[2] The wingspan is 65–75 mm.

Adults are on wing in April, from June to July, August or September and from November to December in Costa Rica but might even be on wing year-round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae (such as Psychotria nervosa and ), Fabaceae (such as Inga vera), Malvaceae and Dilleniaceae (such as ) species.

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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Xylophanes maculator

Xylophanes maculator male dorsal

Xylophanes maculator male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. maculator
Binomial name
*Xylophanes maculator* (Boisduval, 1875)^[1]
Synonyms
Choerocampa maculator Boisduval, 1875 Chaerocampa moeschleri Erschoff, 1877 Choerocampa wolfi Druce, 1883 Xylophanes linearis Clark, 1935