Biology:Xylophanes depuiseti

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Short description: Species of moth

Xylophanes depuiseti
Xylophanes depuiseti MHNT CUT 2010 0 395, Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Xylophanes depuiseti MHNT CUT 2010 0 395, Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. depuiseti
Binomial name
Xylophanes depuiseti
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucheryx depuiseti Boisduval, 1875

Xylophanes depuiseti is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil and is probably also present in Paraguay.[2]

It is similar to Xylophanes adalia and Xylophanes ploetzi. The upperside is olive green. The abdomen has two rows of feeble brown dots dorsally. Each side has a row of pale, golden apical dots.

There are at least two to three generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Xylophanes/depuiseti.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2008-12-02. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/xdepuise.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4582209 entry