Xylophanes ceratomioides
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(Grote & Robinson, 1867) Choerocampa
Brown and Yellow Sphinx

Xylophanes ceratomioides, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 22, 2010, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides (verso), Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 22, 2010, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 22, 2010, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides fifth instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides fifth instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides fifth instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides fifth instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides pupa, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides pupa (ventral), Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Xylophanes ceratomioides foodplant, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839 Genus: Xylophanes Hubner [1819] ........... Species: ceratomioides (Grote & Robinson, 1867)

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