Nyceryx alophus alophus

Nyceryx alophus alophus
(Boisduval, [1875]) Perigonia

Nyceryx alophus alophus, male 54 mm, October,
Rio Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, courtesy of Eurides Furtado.

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Nyceryx Boisduval, [1875] ...........
Species: alophus alophus (Boisduval, [1875])

MIDI MUSIC

.....It's a Wonderful World.....
copyright C. Odenkirk
ON.OFF
<bgsound src="world.mid" LOOP=FOREVER>

DISTRIBUTION:

Nyceryx alophus alophus (wingspan: males: 54mm; females: probably larger) flies from Brazil, the specimen type locality, to Bolivia.

FLIGHT TIMES:

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

The specimen pictured at top of page was taken in October.

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.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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

Return to Sphingidae Index
Return to Dilophonotini Tribe
Goto South American Index