Xylophanes tersa tersa (Linnaeus, 1771)

Hodecek, Jiri & Haxaire, Jean, 2025, A revised and annotated checklist of the hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of the Dominican Republic, with new records and distribution maps of chosen species, Zootaxa 5701 (4), pp. 401-427 : 423

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5701.4.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17325770
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scientific name	Xylophanes tersa tersa (Linnaeus, 1771)
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General distribution. Canada to Argentina including the West Indies.

Distribution in the DR. Widespread throughout the country.

Habitat. The most generalist Xylophanes on the island, it flies in all biotopes and at all elevations.

Host plants. Rubiaceae , mainly in the genera Oldenlandia , Psychotria and Spermacoce .

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Sphingidae
Genus	Xylophanes

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