Xylophanes rufescens

Xylophanes rufescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from French Guiana, Venezuela, north-western Brazil and eastern Peru.[2]

Xylophanes rufescens
Male dorsal
Male ventral
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X. rufescens
Binomial name
Xylophanes rufescens
(Rothschild, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Theretra rufescens Rothschild, 1894

It is a large-eyed, rusty-brown species. The ground colour is buff, densely shaded and with scattered rust-brown marks. The forewing and hindwing underside are rust-brown.

Adults are probably on wing year-round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-11-19. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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