Xylophanes cyrene
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| Xylophanes cyrene MHNT dorsal | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. cyrene |
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Xylophanes cyrene (Druce, 1881) |
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Xylophanes cyrene is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize and south to Oxapampa in Peru.
The wingspan is 76–91 mm. It is similar to Xylophanes amadis but the upperside ground colour is brownish and the pale median band is always uninterrupted by black streaks along the veins.
Xylophanes cyrene ♂ - Dorsal MHNT
Xylophanes cyrene ♂ △ - Ventral MHNT
Xylophanes cyrene ♀ - Dorsal MHNT
Xylophanes cyrene ♀ △ - VentralMHNT
Adults are probably on wing year-round in Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on Curatella americana, Psychotria panamensis and Psychotria grandis. Early instars are generally green, but there are green and dark colour morphs in the final instar.
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