Xylophanes marginalis

Xylophanes marginalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.^[2]

Xylophanes marginalis
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. marginalis
Binomial name
Xylophanes marginalis Clark, 1917[1]
Synonyms
Xylophanes reussi Closs, 1920 Xylophanes marginalis subtyndarus (Hoffmann, 1934)

The length of the forewings is about 26 mm for males and 31 mm for females.

Adults are probably on wing year-round.

The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotria nervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.