Xylophanes rufescens
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Species: | X. rufescens
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Xylophanes rufescens (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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Xylophanes rufescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from French Guiana, Venezuela, north-western Brazil and eastern Peru.[2]
It is a large-eyed, rusty-brown species. The ground colour is buff, densely shaded and with scattered rust-brown marks. The forewing and hindwing underside are rust-brown.
Adults are probably on wing year-round.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-11-19. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Categories:
- Xylophanes
- Moths described in 1895
- Xylophanes stubs