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AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, October 2007 Updated as per http://www.pybio.org/SPHINGINAE.htm (Paraguay), October 2007 Updated as per More, Kitching and Cocucci's Hawkmoths of Argentina 2005, October, 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Ezequiel Bustos (Aguas Blancas, Salta, Argentina, 405m); December 2009 Updated as per personal communication with Larry Valentine (Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, December 11, 2009); December 17, 2009 Updated as per personal communication with Brian Fletcher (Copalinga lodge, Podocarpus NP, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, February 5, 2014, 1100m); March 11, 2014 Updated as per personal communication with Sergio D. Ríos Díaz in CATÁLOGO DE LOS SPHINGIDAE (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DEPOSITADOS EN EL MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL DEL PARAGUAY; sent to me in July 2014 by Sergio D. Ríos Díaz. Updated as per personal communication with Ezequiel Bustos (Shilap revta. lepid. 43 (172) diciembre, 2015, 615-631 eISSN 2340-4078 ISSN 0300-5267), January 4, 2016 Updated as per personal communication with Gernot Kunz (El Copan, Cartago, Costa Rica, March 6, 2019, 1047m); April 16, 2019 |
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TAXONOMY:
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Xylophanes titana, Izabal, Guatemala, courtesy of Jose Monzon Sierra.
(Panama is the specimen type locality.).
Xylophanes titana, El Copan, Cartago, Costa Rica,
March 6, 2019, 1047m, courtesy of Gernot Kunz.
The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is
merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
Some of the early describers/namers chose genus
and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more
often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or
history. Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a
specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour
a contempory friend/collector/etc.
In Greek myth, Phanes is the golden winged Primordial Being who was hatched from the shining Cosmic Egg that was the source of the
universe. He personifies light emerging from chaos.
"Xylo" is the Greek word for wood. The specimen type for the genus Xylophanes is Xylophanes anubus. Perhaps ? when Hubner
examined that species, the yellow-orange and brown tones of the forewings suggested wings of wood.
"Titana" is probably a feminization of the Titans who are a series of Greek gods who oppose Zeus and the Olympian gods in their ascent to power.
Xylophanes titana male courtesy of Hubert Mayer copyright.
Sergio Rios Diaz reports an October flight in Paraguay.
Xylophanes titana, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
December 11, 2009, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
Xylophanes titana, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
December 11, 2009, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
Xylophanes titana, Copalinga Lodge, Podocarpus NP, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador,
February 5, 2014, 1100m, courtesy of Brian Fletcher, id by Bill Oehlke.
Xylophanes titana, El Copan, Cartago, Costa Rica,
March 6, 2019, 1047m, courtesy of Gernot Kunz.
Larvae generally feed on Rubiaceae.
In Peru the larva is found on a roadside creeper, possibly Spermacoce.
In Costa Rica, Dan Janzen reports them on Manettia reclinata.
Moths emerge from pupa in 22-40 days.
Images courtesy of Dan Janzen.
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