Xylophanes tyndarus

TaxID: 325872

Basic Information

Xylophanes tyndarus

Moth

Xylophanes tyndarus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is distributed from Mexico and Belize to Brazil and westward into Bolivia. The wingspan is 75 to 86 mm (3.0 to 3.4 in). The upperside of the body and wings is green, often very bright. The underside of the body is whitish green. The forewing has three narrow antemedian lines. The postmedian line is well marked, straight, the basal edge is sharply delineated, the distal edge is diffuse and it is gradually lightening toward the outer margin. The remaining postmedian lines are poorly defined or absent. The oblique apical line is short. The oblique apical line on the forewing underside forms an angle with the irregularly undulate postmedian line, the marginal area bordered by these lines is as broad as in Xylophanes schausi. The green median band on the hindwing does not reach the costa. The distal margin is often green. There are probably at least two generations per year. In Costa Rica, adults have been recorded from November to February and again from April to July. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in September and December. The larvae feed on Faramea occidentalis and probably other Rubiaceae species. Early instars are green with yellow eyes, and feed solely on new leaves. They turn brown in the last instar and have a yellow eyespot.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Sphingidae

Xylophanes

tyndarus

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Xylophanes tyndarus
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(c) B. Phalan@BY
Xylophanes tyndarus
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(c) Roger Le Guen@BY-NC
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(c) Maria Isabel Weyermanns@BY-NC
Xylophanes tyndarus
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(c) Douglas Napier@BY-NC
Xylophanes tyndarus
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(c) B. Phalan@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (18 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Ecuador Present —
France Present —
Guatemala Present —
Honduras Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (23 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SPTVA590-07 - COI-5P 307 Brazil 1999-10-01 -17.817, -41.817
SPTVA589-07 BOLD:ACF3317 COI-5P 658 Brazil 1994-09-01 -26.433, -49.233
SPTVA587-07 BOLD:AAB1482 COI-5P 609 Mexico 2004-06-06 -
SPHAP127-06 BOLD:ACF3317 COI-5P 658 French Guiana 2005-01-01 4.548, -52.166
SOWF766-24 BOLD:AAB1482 COI-5P 658 Guatemala 2017-05-01 15.4, -88.7
SOWF765-24 BOLD:AAB1482 COI-5P 633 Mexico - 21.0225, -98.64484
SOWF763-24 BOLD:AAB1482 COI-5P 658 Guatemala 2017-05-01 15.4, -88.7
SOWF762-24 BOLD:AAB1482 COI-5P 658 Guatemala 2017-04-01 14.95, -89.28333
SOWF759-24 BOLD:ACF3317 COI-5P 656 Brazil 2021-10-10 -20.3, -46.533333
SOWF758-24 BOLD:ACF3317 COI-5P 653 Brazil 2021-10-10 -20.3, -46.533333
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Literature