Unzela pronoe pronoe, Venezuela, from Hawkmoths of Venezuela,
courtesy of Dr. María Esperanza Chacín and José Clavijo A., Ph.D.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878 Genus: Unzela Walker, 1856 ........... Species: pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894

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DISTRIBUTION:

Unzela pronoe pronoe (wingspan: approx. 58mm) flies from Guatemala and Honduras to Amazonia. The specimen type locality is Belize. It has been recorded in Venezuela.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Unzela pronoe pronoe flies in

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae formed in loose cocoons in shallow underground burrows.

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 possibly feed on Vitus tiliifolia and other members of the Vitaceae family: Vitis, Cissus rhombifolia, Ampelopsis, , however, this genus may be limited to Dilleniaceae. Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana, Tetracera hydrophila and Doliocarpus multiflorus of the Dilleniaceae family likely also serves as a host, as does Ludwigia of the Onagraceae.

The "horn" is very long in early instars and head is relatively large. As the larva matures, the body develops rapidly, leaving the head relatively small and the "horn" relatively short.

The pupa is dark and smooth with a sharp cremaster.

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