Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Xylophanes schausi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Xylophanes Rank Species | |
Similar Xylophanes tyndarus, Xylophanes thyelia, Xylophanes anubus, Xylophanes loelia, Xylophanes titana | ||
Xylophanes schausi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.
The distal margin of the forewing is strongly convex. The abdomen has no dorsal lines. The postmedian lines are dentate and the two proximal lines are faint, but traceable from the costal to the inner margin. The third is barely indicated and the fourth is marked only by dots on the veins. The pale median band is pale olive-brown.
Adults are probably on wing year round.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
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