Xylophanes ockendeni courtesy of John Vriesi.
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Xylophanes ockendi is similar to Xylophanes rothschildi, but ockendi is distinguished by the slightly scalloped forewing
outer marging; the more well-defined forewing dark basal patch; the transversely (not longitudinally) oriented dark patch distal to the discal spot; and
the sinuate, brown postmedian band, distal of which, on the inner margin, is a black, triangular patch. The abdomen has
a thin, brown dorsal line, on either side of which is a row of small black spots, one on the posterior edge of each tergite.
The underside of the abdomen has a lavender-red coloration.
This species has a forewing upperside most similar to Xylophanes macasensis, but the ground colour of ockedni is a deeper, darker, more bluish-green,
on which the darker markings are less prominent, making the whole moth look more drab. The postmedian line is brownish, sinuate, less conspicuous and more poorly
defined, distally blending in with the ground colour. The area around the discal spot is paler than in Xylophanes macasensis, rendering the spot more
conspicuous. The submarginal line is represented by a series of small, dark vein spots. CATE
Xylophanes ockendeni sensu Eitschberger, flies in Cusco, Peru.
Moths emerge approximately one-two months after larvae pupate.
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