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Updated as per CATE Sphingidae, May 4, 2011 |
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
CATE: "This species is extremely similar to Xylophanes rothschildi, but
The discal spot is larger in fassli; deeper olive-green shading at base absent; the darker green oval patch distal to
the discal spot smaller (this patch is larger in Xylophanes rothschildi and Xylophanes blanca, and even smaller in Xylophanes bilineata); postmedian line arising
beyond the middle of the inner margin, in the outer third; pink coloration of fringe of inner margin from base to postmedian line visible only on close examination
or with the use of a magnifying glass.
Moths emerge approximately one-two months after larvae pupate.
FLIGHT TIMES:
Xylophanes fassli adults probably fly in ??
ECLOSION:
Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.
SCENTING AND MATING:
Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the
abdomen.
EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:
Larvae probably feed on
plants in the Rubiaceae family and Malvaceae families.
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