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Xylophanes lamontagnei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Xylophanes lamontagnei

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Xylophanes

Rank
  
Species

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

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

Xylophanes lamontagnei Wikipedia