Xylophanes tayrona

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 tayrona

Name

Xylophanes tayrona Correa-Carmona & Giusti in Correa-Carmona et al., 2021: 74

Type locality: Colombia, Magdalena, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Hotel Solito, 2300 m.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 12.XII.1974. legit C. Gibson. BMNH(E) 1378196. [genitalia preparation] vial NHMUK010402235.

References

Primary references

• Correa-Carmona, Y., Giusti, A., Haxaire, J., Rougerie, R. & Kitching, I.J. 2021. Three new species of the Xylophanes crotonis species-group (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Colombia and a neotype designation for Xylophanes aristor. European Journal of Entomology 118: 64–81. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2021.009. . Reference page. .