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Updated as per
AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, October 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Jose Ramon Alvarez Corral (Barinas, Venezuela) May 28, 2012; ongoing |
This site has been created by
Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.
TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
MIDI MUSICcopyright C. Odenkirk ON.OFF |
Very similar to Xylophanes germen but outer margin of forewing smooth (except for some specimens from Peru and Bolivia, in which the outer margin may be slightly crenulate) and somewhat concave. CATE
The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestions" at the top of the page are
merely suggestions. They are based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
In some cases I have anglicized the pronunciations as per
more common usage.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
"Xylo" is the Greek word for wood. The specimen type for the genus
Xylophanes is Xylophanes anubus. Perhaps ? when Hubner
examined this species, the yellow-orange and brown tones of the
forewings suggested wings of wood.
The species name "hannemanni" is
honorific for Dr. H. J. Hannemann.
The "eyespots" are barely noticeable in second instar larvae and usually do not become evident until third or fourth instar. |
Larvae have a very broad tail when seen from the side. The eyes do not bulge, have blue at the top of the yellow, pink center, black ring, yellow general, and black on side of tail slash.
Moths emerge approximately twenty-one days to two months after larvae pupate, but some will "overwinter", emerging in March after pupating in July. |
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