Biology:Xylophanes rufescens
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Short description: Species of moth
| Xylophanes rufescens | |
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| Male dorsal | |
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| Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. rufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylophanes rufescens (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Xylophanes/rufescens.html.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-11-19. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/xrufesce.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q1710329 entry
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