Xylophanes mineti 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 Ecuador

Ecuador

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 and Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 84-87 mm. It is similar to Xylophanes crotonis

Xylophanes crotonis

Xylophanes crotonis is a moth of the Family Sphingidae. It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela and south to Bolivia.The wingspan is 91-97 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Costa Rica....

, but of similar in size to Xylophanes sarae

Xylophanes sarae

Xylophanes sarae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Venezuela.The wingspan is 68-86 mm for males and 75-90 mm for females. It is similar to Xylophanes crotonis, but smaller and the upperside of the body and forewings is brownish-green. The forewing upperside is brown with green...

. The forewing is more slender and slightly more falcate than Xylophanes crotonis. The forewing upperside ground colour is greenish-brown (fading to reddish-brown). The first postmedian line is sometimes slightly duplicated, giving the impression of a supernumerary line.

Subspecies

• Xylophanes mineti mineti
• Xylophanes mineti boliviana Haxaire & Vaglia, 2004 (Bolivia)