Xylophanes belti

Xylophanes belti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Xylophanes
Species: X. belti
Binomial name
Xylophanes belti
(Druce, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa belti Druce, 1878

Xylophanes belti is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama, per Albert Thurman who has collected this species at Finca Hartmann in Chiriqui Province since the mid-1970s and as recently as July 2016.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 90–95 mm. The uppersides of the forewings, head, thorax and abdomen are deep olive green. There is a stripe running from the forewing base to the palp. The lateral patch on the abdomen and the undersides of the body and wings are deep carmine-red. The forewing upperside is deep olive green, although the interspaces have a silky blue-grey gloss. There are three antemedian lines, of which the second and third are merged.

Biology

Adults are on wing year-round in Costa Rica.

The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-04-30. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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