Xylophanes staudingeri

Xylophanes staudingeri
	Upper side view of a female Xylophanes staudingeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. staudingeri
Binomial name
	Xylophanes staudingeri; (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
	Theretra staudingeri Rothschild, 1894;

Xylophanes staudingeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Panama, Guatemala and Nicaragua.[2]

It is similar to Xylophanes cyrene but deep green.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
"Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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