Oryba achemenides
oh-REE-buhmm AK-em-eh-nih-dees
(Cramer, 1779) Sphinx

Oryba achemenides, Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
August 23, 2007, 71m, courtesy/copyright of Johan van't Bosch.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878 Genus: Oryba Walker, 1856 ........... Species: achemenides Cramer, 1779

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DISTRIBUTION:

Oryba achemenides, (wingspan: 100-120 mm, females larger than males), flies in Surinam, Venezuela, Belize and Costa Rica (generally in Central America to the Amazon region), including Mato Grosso State in Brazil.

In Greek mythology "Oryba" is one of the twelve cities which Alexander has taken from the Arabians.

I believe Perses Achéménides is the name of a famous Greek army.

Oryba achemenides male, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

FLIGHT TIMES:

There are probably several flights throughout the year. Johan van't Bosch reports them on the wing in Mato Grosso, Brazil, in August.

ECLOSION:

Larvae probably pupate in thin walled cocoons under leaf litter.

SCENTING AND MATING:

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

Oryba achemenides female, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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