Xylophanes chiron
Xylophanes chiron | |
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Xylophanes chiron - MHNT | |
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Xylophanes chiron △ - MHNT | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Xylophanes |
Species: | X. chiron |
Binomial name | |
Xylophanes chiron (Drury, 1771)[1] | |
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Xylophanes chiron is a moth of the Family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It can be found in Mexico down to Northern Argentina and in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica.
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Description
The wingspan range is 77–81 mm.
Biology
The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species.
Subspecies
- Xylophanes chiron chiron
- Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Cuba)
- Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Dominica)
- Xylophanes chiron nechus (Cramer, 1777) (Brazil)
- Xylophanes chiron nechus ♂ MHNT
- Xylophanes chiron nechus ♂ △ MHNT
- Xylophanes chiron nechus ♀ MHNT
- Xylophanes chiron nechus ♀ △ MHNT
- Xylophanes chiron cubanus ♂ MHNT
- Xylophanes chiron cubanus ♂ △ MHNT
- Xylophanes chiron lucianus ♂ MHNT
- Xylophanes chiron lucianus ♂ △ MHNT
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
External links
- Xylophanes chiron Sphingidae of the Americas
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