Xylophanes lamontagnei

Xylophanes lamontagnei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species: X. lamontagnei
Binomial name
Xylophanes lamontagnei
Vaglia & Haxaire, 2007[1]

Xylophanes lamontagnei is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.[2]

It is similar to Xylophanes ceratomioides, but can be distinguished by the cream coloured hindwing postmedian band which is separated by dark lines along the veins into distinct lunules.

References

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


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