DISTRIBUTION:

Paonias wolfei (wingspan mm), flies in Mexico.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Paonias wolfei flies from

ECLOSION:

Paonias wolfei moths emerge from pupae formed in small subterranean chambers.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the night flying males with an airbourne pheromone emitted from a gland at the posterior of the abdomen.

Both sexes rest with wings parallel to the resting surface, with the upper lobes of the hindwings protruding above the forewings. The lower abdomen of the male arcs upward toward the head, while the abdomen of the female hangs strait down on a vertical surface.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Pale green eggs are deposited on hostplants foliage.

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