Xylophanes crotonis

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

Xylophanes crotonis
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification
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

Distribution

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

Description

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.

  • caterpillar
  • caterpillar
  • Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view
  • Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view

Biology

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
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved October 25, 2011.


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