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Species Xylophanes pluto - Pluto Sphinx - Hodges#7887

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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 pluto (Pluto Sphinx - Hodges#7887)
Hodges Number
7887
Size
Wingspan 53-65 mm
Range
Brazil North through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies, Florida and South Texas.
Season
Throughout the year in its subtropical range in the United States.
Food
Adults take nectar from such flowers as Verbena.
Larvae feed on Milkberry (Chiococca species), Hamelia patens, and Erythroxylon species. Also Pentas (Alan Chin-Lee)
Life Cycle
Life cycle images:
larva; larva; larva; pupa; adult
Print References
Covell, p. 43, plate 3 (1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.