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Updated as per
AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, October 2007 |
Xylophanes rothschildi female courtesy of Hubert Mayer copyright.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
MIDI MUSICcopyright C. Odenkirk ON.OFF |
"Forewing upperside dark green with a bluish tint; base of wing deeper olive-green; a small oval patch of the same colour running longitudinally from the small, round, black discal spot to the dark green oblique postmedian line, which runs from the middle of the inner margin to the apex; basal to this line are two inconspicuous, narrow lines that recurve basad towards the costa; submarginal line represented by a row of small, black vein spots; fringe of inner margin from base to postmedian line clearly pink. Hindwing upperside generally blackish with a diffuse and poorly defined pinkish-orange median band. MaleWingspan 6.28 - 7.15 cm, average = 6.74 cm." CATE
Xylophanes rothschildi courtesy of John Vriesi.
Moths emerge approximately one-two months after larvae pupate.
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The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is
merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
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.
Some of the early describers/namers chose genus
and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more
often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or
history. Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a
specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour
a contempory friend/collector/etc.
"Xylophanes" sounds like it is from Greek mythology, and rothschildi is probably an honorific choice for William Rothschild, a contemporary.