Xylophanes porcus
| Porcus sphinx | |
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| Xylophanes porcus - MHNT | |
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| Xylophanes porcus △ - MHNT | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. porcus |
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| Xylophanes porcus (Hubner, 1823)[1] | |
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Xylophanes porcus (porcus sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Florida south to Bolivia.[2]
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The wingspan is 70–79 mm. The forewing upperside has a distinct discal spot. The antemedian and postmedian bands are represented by diffuse olive-green clouds and the submarginal band is reduced to a single row of small dots.
Adults are probably on wing year round in the tropics. They probably feed on flower nectar.
The larvae of the nominate subspecies feed on Hamelia patens, Psychotria horizontalis, Psychotria pubescens, Psychotria microdon and Palicourea grandifolia. The larvae of ssp. continentalis probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
Subspecies
- Xylophanes porcus porcus (Florida south to French Guyana and Venezuela)
- Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Mexico and Belize south across northern South America (including Colombia) to French Guiana. Also recorded from Bolivia)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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