Xylophanes libya explained

Xylophanes libya, the Libya sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1878. It is known from southern Texas, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Panama and from Venezuela south and west to Bolivia and Paraguay.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 68–74 mm.

Biology

Adults are probably on wing year round in part of the range. In southern Texas, adults are on wing in October and in Bolivia in April.

The larvae feed on Psychotria horizontalis, Psychotria nervosa and Psychotria microdon.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oehlke . Bill . October 2007 . Xylophanes libya (Druce, 1878) Choerocampa . Sphingidae of the Americas . October 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111112111243/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/xlibya.htm . November 12, 2011.