Xylophanes mielkei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Choerocampina
Genus: Xylophanes
Species: Xylophanes mielkei

Name

Xylophanes mielkei Haxaire, 2018

Type locality: Brasil, Maranhão, Feira Nova do Maranhão, Retiro, 7°00’31”S 46°26’31”W, 480m.

Holotype: DZUP. male ♂. 23-24.XI.2013. legit C. Mielke.

References

Primary references

• Haxaire, J. 2018. One more new species of hawkmoth of the Xylophanes porcus (Hübner, [1823]) group from southern Maranhão State, Brazil (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae): Xylophanes mielkei sp. n.. The European Entomologist 9(4): 165-170. Reference page.