| Xylophanes depuiseti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. depuiseti |
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| Xylophanes depuiseti (Boisduval, 1875) | |
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Xylophanes depuiseti is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil and is probably also present in Paraguay.
It is similar to Xylophanes adalia and Xylophanes ploetzi. The upperside is olive green. The abdomen has two rows of feeble brown dots dorsally. Each side has a row of pale, golden apical dots.
There are at least two to three generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2008-12-02. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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