Xylophanes mineti Haxaire & Vaglia, 2004 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009 urn:lsid:cate-sphingidae.org:taxon:d8033afa-6bf4-1014-884b-8757473e38d3
Haxaire & Vaglia 2004. Lépidoptères. 2 (3): 28
Similar to Xylophanes crotonis but of similar size to Xylophanes sarae. Forewing more slender and slightly more falcate than Xylophanes crotonis.
Male
Wingspan: 84 – 87 mm (n = 13).
Forewing upperside ground colour greenish-brown (fading to reddish-brown) (never the olive-green of fresh Xylophanes crotonis); first postmedian line sometimes slightly duplicated, giving the impression of a supernumerary line.
Female
Male Genitalia
Uncus longer, narrower and more tapered than in Xylophanes crotonis. Harpe short and sharp-edged; broad from base to its middle, then tapering to a very sharply pointed hook, curved up at about 90° Apical process of aedeagus reduced compared to Xylophanes crotonis (similar to that of Xylophanes aristor); left lobe distally convex, its anterior margin edged in a row of small, equally sized teeth; dorso-lateral edge of the area joining the left and right lobes concave; right lobe a short hook, ending in either a single point or several small irregular teeth.
