''Xylophanes pyrrhus'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae.
Repartition
It is found from
Venezuela,
Ecuador and
Peru south to
Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
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.
Description
The length of the forewings is 33–37 mm. It is similar to ''
Xylophanes thyelia thyelia'' but larger and there are differences in the pattern on the forewing upperside, such as a smaller discal spot.
Xylophanes pyrrhus MHNT CUT 2010 0 149 Limbo, Chapare Cochabamba female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
(coll. MHNT)
Xylophanes pyrrhus MHNT CUT 2010 0 149 Limbo, Chapare Cochabamba female ventral.jpg, Female ventral
(coll. MHNT)
Biology
Adults are on wing in August in Bolivia and September in Peru.
References
pyrrhus
Moths described in 1906
Sphingidae of South America
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Taxa named by Karl Jordan
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