Xylophanes faixi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Choerocampina
Genus: Xylophanes
Species: Xylophanes faixi

Name

Xylophanes faixi Haxaire & Melichar in Haxaire, Melichar & Kitching, 2023: 32

Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero, route Atoyac-El Paraiso, Camino Puente El Chico, pk 0.8, N 17°19.506’ W 100°15.060’, 2953ft.

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. 30.VI.2008. legit Jean Haxaire & Odile Paquit. génitalia n°586. BC-Hax4650.

References

Primary references

• Haxaire, J. Melichar, T. & Kitching, I.J. 2023. Revision of the Xylophanes libya (Druce, 1878) species group, with the description of four new species from Central and South America (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae). The European Entomologist 15(1-2): 24-59. Reference page.