Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878

Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878

Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878 is a moth species found across multiple Central American countries with distinct wing and body color patterns.

Family
Genus
Xylophanes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878

Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878 has a wingspan ranging from 90 to 95 mm. The uppersides of the forewings, head, thorax, and abdomen are deep olive green. A stripe runs from the base of the forewing to the palp. The lateral patch on the abdomen, and the undersides of the body and wings, are deep carmine red. The forewing upperside is deep olive green, though the interspaces have a silky blue-grey gloss. This species has three antemedian lines, with the second and third lines merged. It is distributed across Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama.

Photo: (c) Lev Frid, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Xylophanes

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