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Xylophanes falco (Falcon Sphinx)

Synonyms: Xylophanes fugax; Xylophanes mexicana (heterotypic); Xylophanes talco

Wikipedia Abstract

Xylophanes falco is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Honduras and Guatemala north through Mexico to southern Arizona and western Texas. It is generally found in oak woodland and along streamsides.
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Prey / Diet

Bouvardia ternifolia (firecrackerbush)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0