Xylophanes cyrene
| Xylophanes cyrene | |
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| Xylophanes cyrene MHNT dorsal | |
| 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 family Sphingidae. It is found from 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.
- Xylophanes cyrene ♂ - Dorsal MHNT
Xylophanes cyrene ♂ △ - Ventral MHNT
Xylophanes cyrene ♀ - Dorsal MHNT
Xylophanes cyrene ♀ △ - VentralMHNT
Biology
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. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2005-06-06. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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