Xylophanes aglaor
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| Xylophanes aglaor Male dorsal MHNT | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. aglaor |
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Xylophanes aglaor (Boisduval, 1875) |
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Xylophanes aglaor is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is found from Brazil west to Bolivia.
It is similar in appearance to several other members of the Xylophanes genus, but a number of differences distinguish it from Xylophanes libya, to which it most closely compares, particularly in its darker coloring and pattern, with its clearer contrasts. Black scales are scattered over the wings, which are otherwise striated with five postmedial lines.
Xylophanes aglaor Female dorsal MHNT
Xylophanes aglaor Female ventral MHNT
The larvae probably feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis.
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