DISTRIBUTION:

Eumorpha obliquus obliquus (wingspan 130-136 mm) flies in
Bolivia: La Paz (700-1800m, November); and probably throughout most of Central and South America.

Belize: Cayo, Toledo;
Nicaragua: Jinotega, Granada, Rio San Juan;
Costa Rica: Guanacaste, Puntarenas, Alajuela, Cartago, Limon, Heredia, San Jose.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Eumorpha obliquus obliquus adults are on the wing every month of the year in Costa Rica.

Eumorpha obliquus obliquus larvae feed upon grape species.

Eumorpha obliquus French Guiana, courtesy of Stephane Vassel,
id by Jean-Marie Cadiou and Jean Haxaire.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Pupae wiggle to surface just prior to eclosion. Females call at night, and males (below) fly into the wind to pick up and track the pheromone plume.

Eumorpha obliquus obliquus male courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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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