EUPYRRHOGLOSSUM CORVUS

Eupyrrhoglossum corvus, Nicaragua, MAES J.M.
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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 1865 ...........
Species: corvus Boisduval, 1870

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DISTRIBUTION:

Eupyrrhoglossum corvus (Wing span: ), flies in tropical and subtropical lowlands from Nicaragua, the specimen type locality, to Bolivia. It is recorded in Venezuela.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Eupyrrhoglossum corvus probably broods continuously in the tropics.

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae formed in loose cocoons spun among surface litter. Eclosions can occur within fifteen days.

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 Guettarda macrosperma and Chomelia spinosa and other species in the Rubiaceae family.

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