Xylophanes Depuiseti
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''Xylophanes depuiseti'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil and is probably also present in Paraguay. It is similar to ''
Xylophanes adalia ''Xylophanes adalia'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1881. It is known from Panama, Costa Rica north to south-eastern Belize and Mexico. In the south, it ranges as far as Ecuador. The wingspan is 55–5 ...
'' and '' Xylophanes ploetzi''. The upperside is olive green. The abdomen has two rows of feeble brown dots dorsally. Each side has a row of pale, golden apical dots. There are at least two to three generations per year. The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.


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depuiseti Moths described in 1875 {{Xylophanes-stub