Xylophanes colinae
Encyclopedia
Xylophanes colinae is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Ecuador
, French Guyana and Venezuela
.
The wingspan
is 72-78 mm. It is intermediate between Xylophanes ceratomioides
and Xylophanes guiananesis, but smaller, with more rounded wings and an even more strongly scalloped outer forewing margin than Xylophanes guianensis. The dorsal abdominal lines are as in Xylophanes ceratomioides, but the outer lines are more continuous from segment to segment. The pattern of the forewing upperside is most similar to Xylophanes ceratomioides, but generally the distal antemedian line and basal postmedian line meet on inner edge of the forewing upperside. There is pale brown excavated area on the outer margin of the postmedian band. The pale subbasal and median bands of the hindwing upperside are pale orange-brown.
Adults are probably on wing year round.
The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa
and Pavonia guanacastensis.
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 Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, French Guyana and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
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 72-78 mm. It is intermediate between Xylophanes ceratomioides
Xylophanes ceratomioides
Xylophanes ceratomioides is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina and Venezuela, down into southern Brazil. Rare vagrants have been found up to southern Arizona....
and Xylophanes guiananesis, but smaller, with more rounded wings and an even more strongly scalloped outer forewing margin than Xylophanes guianensis. The dorsal abdominal lines are as in Xylophanes ceratomioides, but the outer lines are more continuous from segment to segment. The pattern of the forewing upperside is most similar to Xylophanes ceratomioides, but generally the distal antemedian line and basal postmedian line meet on inner edge of the forewing upperside. There is pale brown excavated area on the outer margin of the postmedian band. The pale subbasal and median bands of the hindwing upperside are pale orange-brown.
Adults are probably on wing year round.
The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa
Psychotria nervosa
Psychotria nervosa, also known as wild coffee, is a shade tolerant medium-sized shrub native to Florida as well as Central and South America. It produces "small, red, ellipsoid fruit" that resemble "the true coffee bean" in shape and attract birds...
and Pavonia guanacastensis.