Biology:Xylophanes mossi
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Short description: Species of moth
| Xylophanes mossi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. mossi
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylophanes mossi Clark, 1917[1]
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Xylophanes mossi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil .[2]
It is similar to Xylophanes rufescens, but the forewing upperside is uniform rust-brown and all other pattern elements are reduced or absent.
Adults are probably on wing year-round.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Xylophanes/mossi.html.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/xmossi.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q770009 entry
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