Hemeroplanes ornatus male, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae Harris, 1839 Tribe: Dilophonotini Burmeister, 1878 Genus: Hemeroplanes Hubner, [1819]........... Species: ornatus Rothschild, 1894

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DISTRIBUTION: Hemeroplanes ornatus (wingspan: 90-95 mm) flies in Venezuela (specimen type locality) and north through Costa Rica to Belize and Mexico. I believe the genus name comes from the Greek "Hemero" = everyday life and "planes" = rhealm. Hemeroplanes ornatus male, courtesy of Hubert Mayer copyright. FLIGHT TIMES: There are probably at least two generations annually with peak flights in January-February and again in June-July. Hemeroplanes ornatus female, courtesy of Hubert Mayer copyright. ECLOSION: SCENTING AND MATING: Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen. Hemeroplanes ornatus female, courtesy of Dan Janzen. EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE: Larvae feed on Fischeria panamensis. Use your browser "Back" button to return to the previous page. Return to U. S. A. Table Return to Sphingidae Index Return to Dilophonotini Tribe