From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Xylophanes falco
Xylophanes falco
Xylophanes falco brown-beige from the base to the apex with scattered
black scales restricted to the leading edge anterior to the
Scientific classification discal spot. The base of the wing has a pale purple suf-
Kingdom: Animalia fusion and traces of two median lines running from the
inner margin. There is a full complement of five dark
Phylum: Arthropoda
brown postmedian and two submarginal lines, all sharply
Class: Insecta defined and converging to the apex. It is less contrasting-
ly patterned than Xylophanes monzoni. The hindwing up-
Order: Lepidoptera
perside ground colour is pale brown and the median band
Family: Sphingidae consists of two thin, straight, dark brown lines. The sub-
Genus: Xylophanes marginal band is present and of similar colour and width
to the two median lines, but it is distinctly darker than
Species: X. falco the grey marginal band.
Binomial name Adults are on wing from June to September in Ari-
zona and continuously in the tropics.
Xylophanes falco
The larvae possibly feed on Bouvardia glaberrima.
(Walker, 1856)[1]
There is a single large eye on the thorax and six white
Synonyms circles down the side of the caterpillar. There are also ex-
tensive bands of white dots girdling the abdomen.
• Chaerocampa falco Walker, 1856
• Chaerocampa fugax Boisduval, 1870
• Chaerocampa mexicana Erschoff, 1877
References
Xylophanes falco is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It [1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience -
is found from Honduras and Guatemala north through Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org.
Mexico to southern Arizona and western Texas. It is gen- https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/
erally found in oak woodland and along streamsides.[2] Xylophanes/falco.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
The wingspan is 70-80 mm. Adults are similar to Xy- [2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com.
lophanes monzoni but generally paler, with a less diffuse http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/xfalco.htm.
pattern and more falcate forewings. The abdomen has Retrieved 2011-10-25.
long, pale hair-like scales. The forewing upperside is pale
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