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Xylophanes crotonis

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Xylophanes crotonis
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. crotonis
Binomial name
Xylophanes crotonis
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa crotonis Boisduval, 1870
  • Chaerocampa crotonis Walker, 1856

Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1870.

Distribution

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It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela and south to Bolivia.

Description

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The wingspan is 91–97 millimetres (3.6–3.8 in). the larvae are green, turquoise or purplish with yellow dots. They are without eyespots in the second instar.

Biology

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Adults are on wing year round in Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Psychotria correae, Palicourea padifolia, Palicourea salicifolia, Coussarea austin-smithii, Coussarea caroliana and probably other Rubiaceae species. They have also been recorded on Rottboellia cochinchinensis.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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