Updated as per CATE; April 7, 2011

Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata
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Rothschild, [1895]

Euryglottis albostigmata courtesy of Jean Haxaire

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Euryglottis Boisduval, [1875] ...........
Species: albostigmata albostigmata Rothschild, [1895]

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DISTRIBUTION:

Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata (wingspan: males: 110mm; females: probably larger) flies in
Colombia: Cauca Valley, specimen type locality; R Dagua; and in
Ecuador: ??Pichincha: Pacto?? (1200-1600m), and
Peru.

Euryglottis albostigmata male, 110mm, Pacto, Pichincha, Ecuador,
February 26, 2002, 1200-1600m, courtesy of Tomas Melichar.
In Puno, southern Peru, a subspecies, basalis, was recognized, but I am not sure if it remains distinct or has been synonymized with the nominate subspecies. This species is distinct in colour and patterning from other Euryglottis species:
The dorsal surface of the forewing upperside lacks a pale angle-shaped marking in submarginal area.
The dorsal surface of the female hindwing is more extensively white than that of the male. CATE

FLIGHT TIMES:

Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata adults fly in February-March, August, and probably in other months.

ECLOSION:

Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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