Xylophanes libya

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 libya

Name

Xylophanes libya (Druce, 1778)

Type locality: Costa Rica, (Cartago) Parc National Braulio Carillo, Quebrada Gonzales, Rte San José à Guapiles, 600m.

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. 11.V.2005. legit Benoit Vincent & Jérome Barbut. génitalia n°572. BC-Hax0775.

Synonymy

• Choerocampa libya Druce, 1778 (original combination)

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.