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Species Xylophanes libya - Hodges#7891

Representative Images

SphinxMothFW_2147 - Xylophanes libya Sphinx Moth - Xylophanes libya Libya Sphinx Moth - Xylophanes libya
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Macroglossinae
Tribe Macroglossini
Genus Xylophanes
Species libya (Xylophanes libya - Hodges#7891)

Hodges Number

7891

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Xylophanes libya (Druce, 1878)
Choerocampa libya Druce, 1878

Range

This is a Neotropical species, its presence in the U.S. is likely due to it straying North.

Remarks

This species is tentatively identified as Xylophanes libya, but may be any number of similar Xylophanes species that are difficult to separate from photos alone. Regardless of the true identity, this species is not known to be a resident of the U.S., and this individual can be considered a stray.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Bill Oehlke's species page for Xylophanes libya.

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Ryan St Laurent on 14 January, 2015 - 2:18pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 21 April, 2020 - 3:51am

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