Xylophanes monzoni

Xylophanes monzoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. monzoni
Binomial name
Xylophanes monzoni Haxaire & Eitschberger, 2003[1]

Xylophanes monzoni is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Guatemala.^[2]

The length of the forewings is about 41 millimetres (1.6 in). It is similar to Xylophanes falco, but generally darker, with a more diffuse pattern and less falcate forewings. Furthermore, the underside of the abdomen is lacking the two longitudinal grey lines. The forewing upperside is similar but the pale brown-beige area basad of the postmedian lines is covered with scattered black scales. The distal median line is almost reaching the discal spot, the basalmost postmedian line is straight and the postmedian and submarginal lines are less conspicuous against the ground colour. The submarginal and marginal bands are both very dark grey, almost black.

References

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