Biology:Xylophanes cyrene

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Short description: Species of moth

Xylophanes cyrene
Xylophanes cyrene MHNT CUT 2010 0 49 Costa Rica male dorsal.jpg
Dorsal view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. cyrene
Binomial name
Xylophanes cyrene
(H. Druce, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa cyrene H. Druce, 1881
  • Kirby, 1892 Theretra drucei

Xylophanes cyrene is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1881. It is found in 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.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2210349 entry