Euryglottis aper by John Vriesi.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802] Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802 Genus: Euryglottis Boisduval, [1875] ........... Species: aper (Walker, 1856)

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DISTRIBUTION:

Euryglottis aper flies in Colombia, specimen type locality. Specimens also come from Ecuador and Venezuela and Bolivia: Chuspipata (2800m), Department of Beni.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Euryglottis aper adults

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:

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