Biology:Xylophanes rhodocera
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Short description: Species of moth
| Xylophanes rhodocera | |
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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. rhodocera
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| Xylophanes rhodocera (Walker, 1856)[1]
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Xylophanes/rhodocera.html.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/xrhodoce.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q5236195 entry
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