Biology:Xylophanes rufescens

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Short description: Species of moth

Xylophanes rufescens
Xylophanes rufescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 357 Tingo Maria Peru male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Xylophanes rufescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 357 Tingo Maria Peru male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. rufescens
Binomial name
Xylophanes rufescens
(Rothschild, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Theretra rufescens Rothschild, 1894

Xylophanes rufescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from French Guiana, Venezuela, north-western Brazil and eastern Peru.[2]

Adults are probably on wing year-round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1710329 entry