Xylophanes indistincta

Xylophanes indistincta
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. indistincta
Binomial name
	Xylophanes indistincta; Closs, 1915
Synonyms
	Xylophanes crotonis zikani Clark, 1922;

Xylophanes indistincta is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from south-eastern Brazil.^[2]

Description

It is similar to Xylophanes aristor but smaller. The ground colour is mostly grey-green, although the forewing underside has a pale yellow apical area on the costa and an orange-yellow ground colour.

Female dorsal
Female ventral

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year-round.

The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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