''Xylophanes aristor'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. It is known from
Guatemala
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to
Venezuela,
Ecuador and probably
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
.
Adults are probably on wing year-round.
The larvae probably feed on ''
Psychotria panamensis
''Psychotria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 1,582 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The genus has a pantropical distribution and members of the genus are small understor ...
'', ''
Psychotria nervosa'' and ''
Pavonia guanacastensis Pavonia may refer to:
Localities
* In New Jersey, United States:
** Pavonia Ferry, former ferry service between New York City and Jersey City
** Pavonia, Jersey City, a section of Newport, Jersey City
** Pavonia, New Netherland, the Dutch settle ...
''.
References
aristor
Moths described in 1870
Sphingidae of South America
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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