Xylophanes_schausi

<i>Xylophanes schausi</i>

Xylophanes schausi

Species of moth


Xylophanes schausi is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894.[1]

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Distribution

It is known from Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

Description

The distal margin of the forewing is strongly convex. The abdomen has no dorsal lines. The postmedian lines are dentate and the two proximal lines are faint, but traceable from the costal to the inner margin. The third is barely indicated and the fourth is marked only by dots on the veins. The pale median band is pale olive brown.

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

Subspecies

  • Xylophanes schausi schausi (Brazil and Bolivia)
  • Xylophanes schausi serenus Rothschild & Jordan, 1910 (Venezuela)

References

  1. "Xylophanes schausi (Rothschild, 1894) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Oehlke, Bill. "Xylophanes schausi schausi (Rothschild, 1894)". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.



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