Xylophanes rufescens

Description

Xylophanes rufescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from French Guiana, Venezuela, north-western Brazil and eastern Peru. It is a large-eyed, rusty-brown species. The ground colour is buff, densely shaded and with scattered rust-brown marks. The forewing and hindwing underside are rust-brown. Adults are probably on wing year-round. The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae and Malvaceae species.