Xylophanes lamontagnei

Xylophanes lamontagnei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species: X. lamontagnei
Binomial name
Xylophanes lamontagnei
Vaglia & Haxaire, 2007[1]

Xylophanes lamontagnei is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.[2]

It is similar to Xylophanes ceratomioides, but can be distinguished by the cream coloured hindwing postmedian band which is separated by dark lines along the veins into distinct lunules.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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