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Xylophanes jamaicensis

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Xylophanes jamaicensis
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X. jamaicensis
Binomial name
Xylophanes jamaicensis
Clark, 1935[1]

Xylophanes jamaicensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Jamaica.[2]

It is similar to Xylophanes porcus porcus, but the forewings are shorter and broader, the tornus is more produced and the outer margin is more excavate below the apex.

The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.