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Xylophanes chiron

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    I don't think so, the spots on the wings are different.
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7866

    It's a Xylophanes chiron.
    http://www.bio-nica.info/Ento/Lepido/sphingidae/Xylophanes%20chiron.htm
    http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Xylophanes%20chiron.htm
    http://www.americaninsects.net/lep/xylophanes-chiron.html     Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
    1. View Tito Lahaye's profile
      Tito Lahaye
      Musk Oxen
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      Thank you ever so much Wildflower. Thanks also for the links. Much apppreciated. Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice teamwork, great moth, great identification :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Leafy Sphinx

''Xylophanes chiron'' is a moth of the Family Sphingidae. It can be found in Mexico down to Northern Argentina and in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Tito Lahaye

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Uploaded Feb 29, 2016. Captured Feb 29, 2016 06:45 in Unnamed Road, Paraguay.
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.