Xylophanes blanca
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Xylophanes blanca is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Peru
.
The wingspan
is 62-70 mm for males and about 71 mm for females. It is similar to Xylophanes rothschildi
, but the oval patch distal to the discal spot is smaller and darker green and the postmedian line is narrower.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 62-70 mm for males and about 71 mm for females. It is similar to Xylophanes rothschildi
Xylophanes rothschildi
Xylophanes rothschildi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru south to Bolivia.The wingspan is 63-72 mm. The upperside of the forewings is dark green with a bluish glow. The base of the wings is also green, but has a deeper colour...
, but the oval patch distal to the discal spot is smaller and darker green and the postmedian line is narrower.