Xylophanes depuiseti
Similar to Xylophanes adalia and Xylophanes ploetzi. Antennae somewhat compressed, with vestiges of seriate cilia at the base of the segments. Outer spur of midtibia shorter than, or almost the same length, as inner spurs. Upperside of head, thorax and abdomen olive green; abdomen with two rows of very feeble brown dots dorsally; each side with a row of pale, more-or-less golden apical dots. Forewing upperside olive green; subbasal and antemedial lines present, but the latter or both vestigial; discal spot conspicuous, black; three thin, parallel, postmedial lines present, curving towards the costa anteriorly, the second faint, the third accentuated by minute vein dots; oblique apical line vestigial; faint submarginal line present posteriorly, ending at hind angle; fringe posteriorly conspicuously dotted with white, giving a false impression of a dentate margin. Hindwing upperside: fringe conspicuously dotted with white, giving a false impression of a dentate margin.
Male genitalia: Uncus similar to Xylophanes pistacina, somewhat broader than in Xylophanes pluto, truncate, very feebly sinuate. Gnathos narrow, transversely ribbed dorsally. Stridulatory scales of valve quite numerous. Harpe simple, slender, with vestiges of notches distally; short, compressed distally and somewhat twisted; gently curved dorsad. Phallus similar to Xylophanes pistacina; right process pointed, without dentition; left lobe narrow, dentate.
Xylophanes depuiseti was reported for Paraguay by Schade (1927) based on a single larva. While it is possible that Xylophanes depuiseti does occur in the remnant Atlantic forest of eastern Paraguay, the presenc eof the species in Paraguay must be considered unproven until further specimens are found and confirmed.
The record from Tinalandia, Ecuador, cited by Haxaire & Duquef (2005), is a misidentification of Xylophanes adalia (even though it was a Jean-Marie Cadiou personal communication). Haxaire & Duquef (2005) incorrectly considered Xylophanes depuiseti to be the species occurring from Costa Rica to Ecuador, and Xylophanes adalia to be the species in SE Brazil, when it is actually the other way round.