Xylophanes lamontagnei

Xylophanes lamontagnei is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.[2]

Xylophanes lamontagnei
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X. lamontagnei
Binomial name
Xylophanes lamontagnei
Vaglia & Haxaire, 2007[1]

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

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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