DISTRIBUTION:

The Adhemarius palmeri moth (wingspan: 99-124 mm; males smaller than females) flies from Costa Rica into most of South America.

There are reports from
Colombia;
Venezuela;
French Guiana;
Bolivia: Santa Cruz (December), La Paz (750m);
Brazil: Minas Gerais;
Argentina: Misiones, and
possibly Paraguay: Paraguay: (Itapua (WO?)).

It has also been reported in Central America:
southern Nicaragua: Rio San Juan;
Costa Rica: Lemon, Heredia; and
probably also flies in Panama.

Adhemarius palmeri female courtesy of Hubert Mayer copyright.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adhemarius palmeri probably broods continuously, with records indicating the moth is on the wing from March - July and again in October.

In Bolivia there is a record for December. In Minas Gerais, Brasil, there is a record for November.

Adhemarius palmeri larvae probably feed upon Ocotea veraguensis, Ocotea atirrensis and Ocotea dendrodaphne.

Adhemarius palmeri male underside, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Adhemarius palmeri, Brasil, Poté, Minas Gerais, November 11, 2004,
courtesy of Frederik Goussey.

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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