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Updated as per
AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, October 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Peter Bruce-James (Weyqecha Lodge, Manu, Cusco, Peru, 2950m); February 2010 Updated as per personal communication with Leonardo Aguado (Salta, Argentina, October, 1989); October 6, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Ezequiel Bustos (Shilap revta. lepid. 43 (172) diciembre, 2015, 615-631 eISSN 2340-4078 ISSN 0300-5267), January 4, 2016 |
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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 |
caissa Gehlen, 1931, is same as Xylophanes nabuchodonosor.
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor, Weyqecha Lodge, Manu, Cusco, Peru,
2950m, courtesy of Peter Bruce-Jones, id by Bill Oehlke.
This species is very similar to Xylophanes rhodochlora, but first postmedian line is dentate on veins between costa and M3. The discal spot small is very small as in Xylophanes crotonis.
Specimens can be drab green or brown.
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor (verso), Weyqecha Lodge, Manu, Cusco, Peru,
2950m, courtesy of Peter Bruce-Jones, id by Bill Oehlke.
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor, Parque Nacional Baritu, Salta, Argentina,
October 1989, courtesy of Leonardo Aguado, id and digital repair by Bill Oehlke.
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