Xylophanes chiron is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1771.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. chiron
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Distribution edit
It can be found in Mexico down to northern Argentina and in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica.
Description edit
The wingspan range is 77–81 mm.
Biology edit
The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species.
Subspecies edit
- Xylophanes chiron chiron
- Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Cuba)
- Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Dominica)
- Xylophanes chiron nechus (Cramer, 1777) (Brazil)
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Female Xylophanes chiron nechus -
Female underside Xylophanes chiron nechus -
Male Xylophanes chiron nechus -
Male underside Xylophanes chiron nechus
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Female Xylophanes chiron lucianus -
Female underside Xylophanes chiron lucianus -
Male Xylophanes chiron cubanus -
Male underside Xylophanes chiron cubanus
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Xylophanes chiron Sphingidae of the Americas
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