Xylophanes pluto

Xylophanes pluto
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(Fabricius, 1777) Sphinx


Xylophanes pluto, female, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico,
courtesy of Ben Trott.

Ben Trott writes, "A couple of photos of a X. pluto female which hatched after 18 days of pupation on the 28th Dec. (same night as E. anchemolus) with a wingspan of 80mm. I've attached a photo of the 4th instar which is olive green (found on the 3rd Dec.), and the same larva in its 5th instar (orange form) which pupated around the 10th Dec (the female pupa measures 51mm). The primary hostplant for the larvae is Morinda, in the Rubiaceae family."

Xylophanes pluto, female, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico,
courtesy of Ben Trott.

Xylophanes pluto, fourth instar, Playa del Carmen, Quintana roo, Mexico,
courtesy of Ben Trott.

Xylophanes pluto, fifth instar, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico,
courtesy of Ben Trott.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839
Genus: Xylophanes Hubner [1819] ...........
Species: pluto (Fabricius, 1777)

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