Xylophanes rhodocera courtesy of John Vriesi.

Xylophanes rhodocera, la Vega, Dominican Republic,
courtesy of Jean Haxaire

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839 Genus: Xylophanes Hubner [1819] ........... Species: rhodocera Walker, 1856

DISTRIBUTION:

Xylophanes rhodocera moths (wingspan: mm) fly in Haiti (specimen type locality) and the Dominican Republic.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Xylophanes rhodocera adults probably brood continuously.

ECLOSION:

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

Xylophanes rhodocera male (verso), St. Dom., Dominican Republic,
courtesy of Ian Kitching, through Creative Commons.

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 plants of the Rubiaceae and Malvaceae families.

Moths emerge approximately one-two months after larvae pupate.

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