Xylophanes depuiseti
| Xylophanes depuiseti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. depuiseti |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylophanes depuiseti (Boisduval, 1875)[1] | |
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Xylophanes depuiseti is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Brazil and is probably also present in Paraguay.[2]
It is similar to Xylophanes adalia and Xylophanes ploetzi. The upperside is olive green. The abdomen has two rows of feeble brown dots dorsally. Each side has a row of pale, golden apical dots.
There are at least two to three generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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