Xylophanes cyrene
| Xylophanes cyrene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. cyrene |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylophanes cyrene (Druce, 1881)[1] | |
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Xylophanes cyrene is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize and south to Oxapampa in Peru.[2]
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.
Adults are probably on wing year round in Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on Curatella americana, Psychotria panamensis and Psychotria grandis. 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. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2005-06-06. Retrieved 2011-10-25.