Xylophanes crotonis

Xylophanes crotonis
Xylophanes crotonis, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. crotonis
Binomial name
Xylophanes crotonisr (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
Chaerocampa crotonis Boisduval, 1870 Chaerocampa crotonis Walker, 1856

Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the Family Sphingidae. It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela and south to Bolivia.

The wingspan is 91-97 mm. 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. They are green, turquoise or purplish with yellow dots. They are without eyespots in the second instar.

References

1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Xylophanes/crotonis.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 

External links

• Xylophanes crotonis Sphingidae of the Americas

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