Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Xylophanes pluto
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Bombycoidea
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Xylophanes
Species
pluto
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2001) The Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands: their identification, distribution, and host plants, with new records. Mitteil. schweiz. Entomol. Ges. - Bull. Soc. Entomol. Suisse 74: 217-226.
- Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Xylophanes pluto", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7385. Accessed 1 November 2026.