Xylophanes lolita

Xylophanes lolita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. lolita
Binomial name
	Xylophanes lolita; Haxaire & Vaglia, 2008

Xylophanes lolita is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from Pote in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. It is likely to be restricted to this part of south-eastern Brazil, which is known for its high level of endemism.^[1]

It is very similar to Xylophanes loelia but is immediately distinguishable by its larger size, wing shape, and constant genital differences.

References

↑ "Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal three cryptic species within the Xylophanes neoptolemus and loelia species-groups (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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[1] "Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal three cryptic species within the Xylophanes neoptolemus and loelia species-groups (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-25.