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Xylophanes titana

Xylophanes titana

(Druce, 1878)

Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Xylophanes titana is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1878.

Distribution: It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil and probably Guyana and Suriname.

 The wingspan is 60–88 mm. It is similar to Xylophanes eumedon. The tegula has a golden medial line. The upperside of the abdomen has two narrow, pale lines, divided medially by a sharp, broad olive-green or brown line of much greater width. The two pale lines merge into a single median line on the prothorax. The forewing underside has an apical area on the costa of the same pale yellow colour as the area between the second and fourth postmedian lines. The median band of the hindwing upperside has distinct pale yellow spots and smaller apical spots often reduced in size and suffused with black.

Biology: There are probably at least two generations per year. In Costa Rica, adults have been recorded in every month except March. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in December.

The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species and have been recorded on Manettia reclinata in Costa Rica.

Source: Wikipedia, article Xylophanes titana. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 545010
  Adult

San Pablo de Reyes
Jujuy
Argentina
01/20/2022
Fernando Durruty
Foto
Photography ID: 396972
  Adult

San Pablo de Reyes
Jujuy
Argentina
04/13/2020
Fernando Durruty
Foto
Photography ID: 221404
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/16/2017
Roberto Battaglia
Foto
Photography ID: 15656
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/29/2012
Graciela Alcantara
Foto
Photography ID: 9280
♀
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
03/29/2011
Rosana Ursino



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
181261520/01/2022ArgentinaJujuySan Pablo de ReyesFernando Durruty
124030613/04/2020ArgentinaJujuySan Pablo de ReyesFernando Durruty
62244916/09/2017ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaRoberto Battaglia
4105829/08/2012ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúGraciela Alcantara
2013429/03/2011ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónRosana Ursino
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Xylophanes titana – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.