Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1773 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1773
Xylophanes chiron is a moth species with a 77–81 mm wingspan, found from Mexico to northern Argentina and three Caribbean islands.
This species, Xylophanes chiron, was first described by Drury in 1773. Its wingspan ranges from 77 to 81 mm. It is distributed from Mexico south through to northern Argentina, and can also be found on the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Jamaica.
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