Biology:Xylophanes blanca
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Short description: Species of moth
Xylophanes blanca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Xylophanes |
Species: | X. blanca
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Binomial name | |
Xylophanes blanca |
Xylophanes blanca is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Peru.
The wingspan is 62–70 mm for males and about 71 mm for females. It is similar to Xylophanes rothschildi, but the oval patch distal to the discal spot is smaller and darker green and the postmedian line is narrower.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q8045476 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylophanes blanca.
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