Madoryx bubastus bubastus male, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878 Genus: Madoryx Boisduval, 1875 ........... Species: bubastus bubastus Cramer, 1777

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DISTRIBUTION:

Madoryx bubastus bubastus (wingspan: 92-120mm, males considerably smaller than females) flies in [South America], French Guiana and Venezuela.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Moths are probably on the wing in just about every month.

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose, usually within three weeks, from pupae formed in flimsy cocoons spun amongst leaf litter.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen.

Madoryx bubastus bubastus female, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on Guettarda macrosperma and spin a very flimsy cocoon amongst leaf litter.

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