Xylophanes godmani courtesy of John Vriesi.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839 Genus: Xylophanes Hubner [1819] ........... Species: godmani Druce, 1882

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DISTRIBUTION:

Xylophanes godmani moths (wingspan: mm] fly in Panama, the specimen type locality.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Xylophanes germen adults probably fly in every month of the year.

ECLOSION:

Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers or leaf litter 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. Males come in to lights very readily, but females are seldom taken in that way.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae probably feed on Psychotria correae, Psychotria elata, Psychotria eurycarpa and Exostema mexicanum and probably other members of the Rubiaceae family. Eclosions from pupae occur within three weeks of pupation.

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