Xylophanes meridanus
Diagnostic description:
Very similar to Xylophanes amadis. Outer spur of midtibia distinctly longer than inner. Outer spur of midtibia longer than inner, sometimes subequal. Forewing upperside similar to Xylophanes amadis but pale medial band always interrupted by black streaks along the veins, particularly those of the posterior part of the wing.
Male genitalua: Very similar to those of Xylophanes amadis but: Apical bar of phallus broader, shorter, tapering more quickly to a point, which is distinctly lateral in position; thorns reduced in both size and number, and are sometimes completely lost. Vesica as Xylophanes amadis but ventral diverticulum as short as the dorsal diverticulum, not exceeding the width of the vesica.