Xylophanes docilis

Xylophanes docilis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Xylophanes docilis
Xylophanes docilis male dorsal MHNT
Xylophanes docilis male ventral MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species:
X. docilis
Binomial name
Xylophanes docilis
(Butler, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa docilis (Butler, 1875)

Distribution

It is found throughout much of South America, including Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina and Peru.[2]

Description

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]

  • Female dorsal
  • Female ventral

Biology

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
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  3. 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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