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Sphinx Moth

Xylophanes acrus

Notes:

Attracted to the moth sheet at Pico Bonito.

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Promontory Xylophanes
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5 Comments

dotun55
dotun55 11 years ago

You've got some impressive hawk/sphinx moths around here. Xylophanes specialist?

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks gatorfellows, those pictures seem to add proof that this is the right species.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Here is a reference for several samples of Xylophanes acrus
http://eol.org/pages/506840/media

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Jakubko thanks for the ID. It looks like a good possibility, but I put a question mark after the species name to be safe.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Lovely spotting, Tom!! This ID needs to definitely be verified. I chose X. acrus based upon range, the paired dots along the body, and the arcs on the upper portion of the forewing.

Tom15
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Tom15

Olanchito, Honduras

Spotted on Mar 22, 2011
Submitted on Feb 23, 2013

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