Xylophanes aristor
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. aristor |
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Xylophanes aristor (Boisduval, 1870) |
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Xylophanes aristor is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Guatemala to Venezuela, Ecuador and probably Colombia.
The forewing upperside ground colour and the upperside of the body is olive-green and the forewing underside is orange. It is similar to Xylophanes crotonis and Xylophanes kiefferi.
Adults are probably on wing year-round.
The larvae probably feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis.
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