Cocytius vitrinus

Cocytius vitrinus
koh-SIT-ee-usmm vih-TRYE-nus
Rothschild and Jordan, 1910

Cocytius vitrinus, Cuba, by John Vriesi

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Cocytius Hubner, 1819 ...........
Species: vitrinus Rothschild and Jordan, 1910

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DISTRIBUTION:

Cocytius vitrinus [(Wing span: ), males smaller than females)], flies in Cuba and Hispaniola.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Cocytius vitrinus adults nectar at flowers and probably brood continuously.

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:

Larvae probably feed on Guatteria diospyroides, Annona purpurea, Annona reticulata, Xylopia frutescens and Custard apple (Annona glabra) and probably other members of the Annonaceae family.

Moths emerge from pupae in as few as 21 days from pupation.

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