Biology:Xylophanes rhodocera

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Short description: Species of moth

Xylophanes rhodocera
Xylophanes rhodocera, male, upperside. Dominican Republic, St. Dom..jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. rhodocera
Binomial name
Xylophanes rhodocera
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Darapsa rhodocera Walker, 1856
  • Xylophanes sublaevis Joicey & Kaye, 1917

Xylophanes rhodocera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[2]

The dorsal scales of the antennae are pink. The outer margin of the forewing is strongly convex. The forewing upperside pattern is very uniform. There is a slightly brownish patch present near the end of the discal cell and another smaller one is occasionally present in the middle of the cell. The disco-marginal area is dusted with brown scales, especially posteriorly.

Adults are probably on wing year-round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5236195 entry