Xylophanes schausi

Xylophanes schausi is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894.[1]

Xylophanes schausi
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Xylophanes
Species:
X. schausi
Binomial name
Xylophanes schausi
(Rothschild, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Darapsa schausi Rothschild, 1894
  • Theretra arpi Schaus, 1898

Distribution

It is known from Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

Description

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.

  • Female dorsal
  • Female ventral

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

Subspecies
  • Xylophanes schausi schausi (Brazil and Bolivia)
  • Xylophanes schausi serenus Rothschild & Jordan, 1910 (Venezuela)

References
  1. "Xylophanes schausi (Rothschild, 1894) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  2. Oehlke, Bill. "Xylophanes schausi schausi (Rothschild, 1894)". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.


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