Xylophanes docilis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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| Xylophanes docilis male dorsal MHNT | |
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| Xylophanes docilis male ventral MHNT | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. docilis
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| Xylophanes docilis | |
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Distribution edit
It is found throughout much of South America, including Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina and Peru.[2]
Description edit
The length of the wing is 36–40 mm. It is similar to Xylophanes amadis, but the forewing outer margin is straighter. The abdomen has a distinct dorsal median line. There is a prominent dark green, almost straight postmedian line on the forewing upperside and a vestigial, dentate, submarginal line basal to the submarginal row of the vein spots.[3]
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Female ventral
Biology edit
There are at least two generations per year in Peru with adults on wing in February and again from July to August. Adults have been recorded in February and November in Argentina.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Butler, Arthur Gardiner (1876). "Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 9 (10): 511–644.
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