Xylophanes belti

Xylophanes belti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. belti
Binomial name
	Xylophanes belti; (H. Druce, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
	Choerocampa belti H. Druce, 1878;

Xylophanes belti is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1878.

Distribution

It is known from Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 90–95 mm. The uppersides of the forewings, head, thorax and abdomen are deep olive green. There is a stripe running from the forewing base to the palp. The lateral patch on the abdomen and the undersides of the body and wings are deep carmine red. The forewing upperside is deep olive green, although the interspaces have a silky blue-grey gloss. There are three antemedian lines, of which the second and third are merged.

Male dorsal view
Male ventral view

Biology

Adults are on wing year round in Costa Rica.

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 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Oehlke, Bill (December 2009). "Xylophanes belti (Druce, 1878) Chaerocampa [sic]". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[2] Oehlke, Bill (December 2009). "Xylophanes belti (Druce, 1878) Chaerocampa [sic]". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.