Xylophanes macasensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922. It is found from Ecuador south into Bolivia.[2]
| Xylophanes macasensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. macasensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylophanes macasensis | |
The wingspan is about 80 mm for both males and females.
Adults are probably on wing year round. Adults have been reported in December.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Xylophanes macasensis Clark, 1922". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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