''Xylophanes'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus.Vaglia, T. et al. (2008)
"Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal three cryptic species within the ''Xylophanes neoptolemus'' and ''loelia'' species groups (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)"
''Zootaxa''. 1923 18-36.

Species

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Xylophanes acrus ''Xylophanes acrus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known to be present in Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. The wingspan is 72–83 mm, with females being larger than males. It is similar to '' Xylophanes cyrene'' but more green ...

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, 1910 *''

Xylophanes adalia ''Xylophanes adalia'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1881. It is known from Panama, Costa Rica north to south-eastern Belize and Mexico. In the south, it ranges as far as Ecuador. The wingspan is 55–56& ...

'' ( H. Druce, 1881) *''

Xylophanes aglaor ''Xylophanes aglaor'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Distribution It is found from Brazil west to Bolivia. Description It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus ...

'' ( Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes alexandrei'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2009 *'' Xylophanes alvarezsierrai'' Alvarez Corral, 2001 *''

Xylophanes amadis ''Xylophanes amadis'' is large moth of the Family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found in Suriname, and westward through Guyana, Venezuela and Bolivia. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is t ...

'' (Stoll, 1782) *''

Xylophanes anubus ''Xylophanes anubus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Distribution It is found in Suriname, Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and south to Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. Description The wing ...

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, 1777) *'' Xylophanes aristor'' (Boisduval, 1870) *'' Xylophanes balcazari'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2008 *''

Xylophanes barbuti ''Xylophanes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus.Vaglia, T. et al. (2008)"Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal three cryptic s ...

'' Haxaire & Eitschberger, 2007 *''

Xylophanes belti ''Xylophanes belti'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1878. Distribution It is known from Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama. Description The wingspan is 90–95&nbs ...

'' (H. Druce, 1878) *'' Xylophanes bilineata'' Gehlen, 1928 *'' Xylophanes blanca'' Eitschberger, 2001 *''

Xylophanes ceratomioides ''Xylophanes ceratomioides'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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. Des ...

'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) *''

Xylophanes chiron ''Xylophanes chiron'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1771. Distribution It can be found in Mexico down to northern Argentina and in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica. Description The wingspan r ...

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, 1773) *'' Xylophanes clarki'' Ramsden, 1921 *'' Xylophanes colinae'' Haxaire, 1994 *''

Xylophanes columbiana ''Xylophanes columbiana'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Colombia. Adults are probably on wing year-round. The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plant ...

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, 1935 *''

Xylophanes cosmius ''Xylophanes cosmius'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to western Brazil. The wingspan is 83–90 mm. It is similar to ''Xylophanes amadis'', but the outer margin of the forewing is scalloped a ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 *'' Xylophanes crenulata'' Vaglia & Haxaire, 2009 *''

Xylophanes crotonis ''Xylophanes crotonis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Distribution It is found in Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela and south to Bolivia. Description The wingspan is . the larvae are green, turq ...

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, 1856) *'' Xylophanes cthulhu'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2008 *'' Xylophanes cyrene'' (H. Druce, 1881) *'' Xylophanes damocrita'' (H. Druce, 1894) *'' Xylophanes depuiseti'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes docilis'' (

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, 1875) *'' Xylophanes dolius'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) *'' Xylophanes elara'' (H. Druce, 1878) *'' Xylophanes epaphus'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes eumedon'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes falco'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Xylophanes fassli'' Gehlen, 1928 *'' Xylophanes fernandezi'' Chacin, Clavijo & De Marmels, 1996 *'' Xylophanes ferotinus'' Gehlen, 1930 *'' Xylophanes fosteri'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 *'' Xylophanes furtadoi'' Haxaire, 2009 *'' Xylophanes fusimacula'' ( R. Felder, 1874) *'' Xylophanes germen'' ( Schaus, 1890) *'' Xylophanes godmani'' (H. Druce, 1882) *'' Xylophanes guianensis'' (Rothschild, 1894) *''

Xylophanes gundlachii ''Xylophanes gundlachii'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cuba. The specific epithet is named after Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach. Diet The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1863) *'' Xylophanes hannemanni'' Closs, 1917 *'' Xylophanes haxairei'' Cadiou, 1985 *'' Xylophanes huloti'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2008 *'' Xylophanes hydrata'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Xylophanes indistincta'' Closs, 1915 *'' Xylophanes irrorata'' ( Grote, 1865) *'' Xylophanes isaon'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes jamaicensis'' Clark, 1935 *'' Xylophanes jordani'' Clark, 1916 *'' Xylophanes josephinae'' Clark, 1920 *''

Xylophanes juanita ''Xylophanes juanita'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico and Belize to Costa Rica. Description The wingspan is . The dorsal scales of the antennae are blackish brown and pinkish latero-basally. The abdomen has two rows ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Xylophanes kaempferi'' Clark, 1931 *'' Xylophanes katharinae'' Clark, 1931 *'' Xylophanes kiefferi'' Cadiou, 1995 *'' Xylophanes lamontagnei'' Vaglia & Haxaire, 2007 *'' Xylophanes letiranti'' Vaglia & Haxaire, 2003 *'' Xylophanes libya'' (H. Druce, 1878) *'' Xylophanes lichyi'' Kitching & Cadiou, 2000 *'' Xylophanes lissyi'' Eitschberger, 2001 *'' Xylophanes loelia'' (H. Druce, 1878) *'' Xylophanes lolita'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2008 *'' Xylophanes macasensis'' Clark, 1922 *'' Xylophanes maculator'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes marginalis'' Clark, 1917 *''

Xylophanes media ''Xylophanes media'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Distribution It is known from Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia. Description It is similar to '' Xylophanes ceratomio ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Xylophanes meridanus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1910 *'' Xylophanes mineti'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2004 *'' Xylophanes mirabilis'' Clark, 1916 *'' Xylophanes monzoni'' Haxaire & Eitschberger, 2003 *'' Xylophanes mossi'' Clark, 1917 *'' Xylophanes mulleri'' Clark, 1920 *'' Xylophanes nabuchodonosor'' Oberthür, 1904 *'' Xylophanes neoptolemus'' (

, 1780) *'' Xylophanes norfolki'' Kernbach, 1962 *'' Xylophanes obscurus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1910 *'' Xylophanes ockendeni'' Rothschild, 1904 *'' Xylophanes pearsoni'' Soares & Motta, 2002 *'' Xylophanes pistacina'' ( Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes ploetzi'' (Moschler, 1876) *'' Xylophanes pluto'' (

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, 1777) *'' Xylophanes porcus'' ( Hübner, 1823) *'' Xylophanes porioni'' Cadiou, 2000 *'' Xylophanes pyrrhus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 *'' Xylophanes resta'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Xylophanes rhodina'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Xylophanes rhodocera'' (

, 1856) *'' Xylophanes rhodochlora'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Xylophanes rhodotus'' Rothschild, 1904 *'' Xylophanes robinsonii'' ( Grote, 1865) *'' Xylophanes rothschildi'' (Dognin, 1895) *'' Xylophanes rufescens'' (Rothschild, 1894) *'' Xylophanes sarae'' Haxaire, 1989 *'' Xylophanes schausi'' (Rothschild, 1894) *'' Xylophanes schreiteri''

, 1923 *'' Xylophanes schwartzi'' Haxaire, 1992 *'' Xylophanes staudingeri'' (Rothschild, 1894) *'' Xylophanes suana'' ( H. Druce, 1889) *'' Xylophanes tersa'' (

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, 1771) *'' Xylophanes thyelia'' (

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

) *'' Xylophanes titana'' (H. Druce, 1878) *'' Xylophanes turbata'' ( H. Edwards, 1887) *'' Xylophanes tyndarus'' ( Boisduval, 1875) *'' Xylophanes undata'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Xylophanes vagliai'' Haxaire, 2003 *'' Xylophanes virescens'' (

, 1875) *'' Xylophanes xylobotes'' (Burmeister, 1878) *'' Xylophanes zurcheri'' (H. Druce, 1894) Xylophanes aglaor MHNT CUT 2010 0 71 Umuarama Sao Paulo Brasil male.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes amadis MHNT CUT 2010 0 248 Ecuador Napo male.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes anubus MHNT CUT 2010 0 168 Teresópolis (Rio de Janeiro) male.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes belti MHNT CUT 2010 0 224 Oaxaca Mexico male.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes ceratomioides MHNT CUT 2010 0 58 Guapimirim Brazil male.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes chiron nechus MHNT CUT 2010 0 76 Le Morne-Vert Martinique male.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes cosmius MHNT CUT 2010 0 58 Bolivia Male.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes crotonis MHTN CUT 2010 0 53 La Mucuy Venezuela.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes cyrene MHNT CUT 2010 0 49 Costa Rica male.jpg, '' Xylophanes cyrene'' Xylophanes depuiseti MHNT CUT 2010 0 395, Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes depuiseti'' Xylophanes docilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 80 Lacha Cancha Bolivia male.jpg, '' Xylophanes docilis'' Xylophanes dolius MHNT CUT 2010 0 286 San Miguel - Napo Ecuador female.jpg, '' Xylophanes dolius'' Xylophanes elara MHNT CUT 2010 0 286 Montagne Tortue Guyane Française male.jpg, '' Xylophanes elara'' Xylophanes epaphus MHNT CUT 2010 0 80 Petites Montagnes Tortues Guyane.jpg, '' Xylophanes epaphus'' Xylophanes falco MHNT CUT 2010 0 318 El Cameron Oaxaca Mexico male.jpg, '' Xylophanes falco '' Xylophanes fassli MHNT CUT 2010 0 243 Alto Palmar Chapare Bolivia female.jpg, '' Xylophanes fassli'' Xylophanes fosteri MHNT CUT 2010 0 286 Represa do Vossoroca, Paraná, Brasil, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes fosteri'' Xylophanes fusimacula MHNT CUT 2010 0 500 La Escalera Venezuela - male.jpg, '' Xylophanes fusimacula'' Xylophanes germen germen MHNT CUT 2010 0 54 male Mexico.jpg, '' Xylophanes germen'' Xylophanes guianensis MHNT CUT 2010 0 304 Kourou Guyane male.jpg, '' Xylophanes guianensis'' Xylophanes hannemanni hannemanni MHNT CUT 2010 0 382 Alto Palmar Chapare Bolivia male.jpg, '' Xylophanes hannemanni'' Xylophanes haxairei MHNT CUT 2010 0 286 Coralie PK10 French Guiana, Female.jpg, '' Xylophanes haxairei'' Xylophanes hydrata MHNT CUT 2010 0 286 Caneca Fina, Rio Sucavao, Mun. Mage, Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil - Male.jpg, '' Xylophanes hydrata'' Xylophanes indistincta MHNT CUT 2010 0 349 Itatiaia National Park Brasil, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes indistincta'' Xylophanes irrorata MHNT CUT 2010 0 357 Bahamas male.jpg, '' Xylophanes irrorata'' Xylophanes isaon MHT CUT 2010 0 82 Itatiaia National Park male.jpg, '' Xylophanes isaon'' Xylophanes jordani MHNT CUT 2010 0 149 Alto Quiel, Chiriquí, Panama, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes jordani'' Xylophanes josephinae MHNT CUT 2010 0 71 La Unión, Zacapa Guatemala, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes josephinae'' Xylophanes libya MHNT CUT 2010 0 63 Alto Palmar Prov Chapare Bolivia male.jpg, '' Xylophanes libya'' Xylophanes lichyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 181 Panama Canal zone - male.jpg, '' Xylophanes lichyi'' Xylophanes loelia MHNT CUT 2010 0 178 Saül Guyane Française female.jpg, '' Xylophanes loelia'' Xylophanes marginalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 399 Boraceia (Sao Paulo) Brazil, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes marginalis'' Xylophanes media MHNT CUT 2010 0 143 Cordillera de Lumbaquí Ecuador female.jpg, ''

'' Xylophanes meridanus MHNT CUT 2010 0 49 Parque Nacional Henri Pitter (Rancho Grande), Venezuela.jpg, '' Xylophanes meridanus'' Xylophanes mirabilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 293 San Juan del Cesar Colombia, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes mirabilis'' Xylophanes nabuchodonosor MHNT CUT 2010 0 374 Limbo Chapare Bolivie male.jpg, '' Xylophanes nabuchodonosor'' Xylophanes neoptolemus MHNT CUT 2010 0 148 Dos Amates Catemaco VeraCruz Mexico female.jpg, '' Xylophanes neoptolemus'' Xylophanes norfolki MHNT CUT 2010 0 181 Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos) male.jpg, '' Xylophanes norfolki'' Xylophanes obscurus MHNT CUT 2010 0 224 Puerto Leguízamo Colombia male.jpg, '' Xylophanes obscurus'' Xylophanes ockendeni MHNT CUT 2010 0 293 Bolivia Chuquisaca Sucre-Camiri Pk330 male.jpg, '' Xylophanes ockendeni'' Xylophanes pistacina MHNT CUT 2010 0 399 Paineiras Corcovado (Rio) Brazil, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes pistacina'' Xylophanes pluto MHNT CUT 2010 0 295 Cañar Occidental, Ecuador, male.jpg, '' Xylophanes pluto'' Xylophanes porcus continentalis MHNT.jpg, '' Xylophanes porcus'' Xylophanes pyrrhus MHNT CUT 2010 0 149 Limbo, Chapare Cochabamba female.jpg, '' Xylophanes pyrrhus'' Xylophanes resta MHNT CUT 2010 0 316 El Limbo Chiapare Bolivia male.jpg, '' Xylophanes resta'' Xylophanes rhodina MHNT CUT 2010 0 216 - Cartago Tapanti Costa Rica - Male.jpg, '' Xylophanes rhodina'' Xylophanes rhodochlora MHNT CUT 2010 0 226 Cali Colombia male.jpg, '' Xylophanes rhodochlora'' Xylophanes robinsonii MHNT CUT 2010 0 181 Miramar (La Habana), male.jpg, '' Xylophanes robinsonii'' Xylophanes rothschildi MHNT CUT 2010 0 243 Lago Agrio Sucumbíos Ecuador male.jpg, '' Xylophanes rothschildi'' Xylophanes rufescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 357 Tingo Maria Peru male.jpg, '' Xylophanes rufescens'' Xylophanes sarae MHNT CUT 2010 0 226 La Escalera Venezuela female.jpg, '' Xylophanes sarae'' Xylophanes schausi MHNT CUT 2010 0 357 Tingo Maria Peru male.jpg, '' Xylophanes schausi'' Xylophanes schreiteri MHNT CUT 2010 0 349 Villa Nougues Tucuman Argentina male.jpg, '' Xylophanes schreiteri'' Xylophanes schwartzi MHNT CUT 2010 0 226 rte Gualaceo-Limon PK.44 Morona Santiago, Equateur male.jpg, '' Xylophanes schwartzi'' Xylophanes suana MHNT CUT 2010 0 181 Bahamas female.jpg, '' Xylophanes suana'' Xylophanes tersa MHNT.jpg, '' Xylophanes tersa'' Xylophanes Thyelia MHNT CUT 2010 0 149 French Guiana Piste de Kaw PK37 female.jpg, '' Xylophanes thyelia '' Xylophanes titana MHNT CUT 2010 0 316 Tingo Maria Peru male.jpg, '' Xylophanes titana'' Xylophanes turbata MHNT CUT 2010 0 181 Nuevo Xcán Quintana Roo Mexico male.jpg, '' Xylophanes turbata'' Xylophanes tyndarus MHNT CUT 2010 0 58 Guyane male.jpg, '' Xylophanes tyndarus'' Xylophanes undata MHNT CUT 2010 0 304 Puerto Leguizamo Colombia male.jpg, '' Xylophanes undata'' Xylophanes xylobotes MHNT CUT 2010 0 143 Itatraya Brasil.jpg, '' Xylophanes xylobotes'' Xylophanes zurcheri MHNT CUT 2010 0 216 La Troncal Cañar Ecuador female.jpg, '' Xylophanes zurcheri''

References

{{Taxonbar , from=Q287402 Macroglossini Sphingidae of South America Moths of South America Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Sphingidae genera