DISTRIBUTION:

Blanchard's Sphinx, Adhemarius blanchardorum (wingspan ; males smaller than females), seems to be disappearing from Texas.

Mr. Donald Bowman: "It seems the moth may be confined to the deciduous forest in Upper Green Gulch to Panther Pass summit. I have yet to find it in the Basin area but I believe it will be found there."

It is also reported in northeastern Mexico, but CATE indicates only a "questionable" presence in Mexico. Vadim Kroutov sends an image of a male from Hidalgo, Mexico.

The dark inner pm line of the forewing is quite convex.

Adhemarius blanchardorum male, Hidalgo, Mexico,
courtesy of Vadim Kroutov.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adhemarius blanchardorum adults are .

Adhemarius blanchardorum larvae feed upon ?? and .

Female courtesy of Paul Opler

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants. It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

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