Xylophanes marginalis is a moth

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 Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 and Argentina

Argentina

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.

The length of the forewings is about 26 mm for males and 31 mm for females. It is similar to Xylophanes tyndarus

Xylophanes tyndarus

Xylophanes tyndarus is a moth of the Family Sphingidae. It is distributed from Mexico and Belize to Brazil and westward into Bolivia.The wingspan is 75-86 mm. The upperside of the body and wings is green, often very bright. The underside of the body is whitish green. The forewing has three narrow...

but shorter-winged and with differences in the forewing pattern. The first postmedian line on the forewing upperside is less oblique and placed closer to the antemedian lines. The apical dash is absent.

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.