Xylophanes splendens

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 splendens

Name

Xylophanes splendens (Haxaire, 2014)

Type locality: Guatemala, Izabal, Finca Firmeza, Cerro, 15°21.890'N, 088°41.675'W, Negro Norte, 3840 ft.

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. 16.V.2007. legit Herbin, Laura.

Synonymy

• Xylophanes tyndarus splendens Haxaire, 2014 (original combination)
• Xylophanes splendens (Haxaire):

References

Primary references

• Haxaire, J. 2014. Description de cinq nouveaux Sphingidae néotropicaux et asiatiques (Lepidoptera Sphingidae) et notes sur Nyceryx riscus (Schaus, 1890). The European Entomologist 5(2): 25-43. Reference page.