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Xylophanes chiron

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Species of moth

Xylophanes chiron
Upperside
Underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Xylophanes
Species: X. chiron
Binomial name
Xylophanes chiron
(Drury, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx chiron Drury, 1773
  • Sphinx sagittata Goeze, 1780
  • Sphinx butus Fabricius, 1787
  • Choerocampa druryi Boisduval, 1875
  • Choerocampa haitensis Butler, 1875
  • Sphinx chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
  • Xylophanes chiron martiniquensis Kernbach, 1964

Xylophanes chiron is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1771.

Distribution

It can be found in Mexico down to northern Argentina and in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica.

Description

The wingspan range is 77–81 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species.

Subspecies

  • Xylophanes chiron chiron
  • Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Cuba)
  • Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Dominica)
  • Xylophanes chiron nechus (Cramer, 1777) (Brazil)
  • Female Xylophanes chiron nechus Female Xylophanes chiron nechus
  • Female underside Xylophanes chiron nechus Female underside Xylophanes chiron nechus
  • Male Xylophanes chiron nechus Male Xylophanes chiron nechus
  • Male underside Xylophanes chiron nechus Male underside Xylophanes chiron nechus
  • Female Xylophanes chiron lucianus Female Xylophanes chiron lucianus
  • Female underside Xylophanes chiron lucianus Female underside Xylophanes chiron lucianus
  • Male Xylophanes chiron cubanus Male Xylophanes chiron cubanus
  • Male underside Xylophanes chiron cubanus Male underside Xylophanes chiron cubanus

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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Taxon identifiers
Xylophanes chiron


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