Oryba kadeni
oh-REE-buhmm KAY-den-eye
(Schaufuss, 1870) Pachylia

Oryba kadeni 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: Oryba Walker, 1856 ........... Species: kadeni Schaufuss, 1870

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DISTRIBUTION:

Oryba kadeni, (wingspan: 102-116 mm, females larger than males), flies in "South America": Panama to Brazil, Peru and Venezuela.

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

The species name is in honour of Kaden who may have had a specimen in his collection.

FLIGHT TIMES:

There are probably several flights throughout the year.

ECLOSION:

Larvae probably pupate in thin walled cocoons under leaf litter.

Oryba kadeni, courtesy of Hubert Mayer copyright.

SCENTING AND MATING:

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

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

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE: Larvae are reported on Isertia laevis. Mature larvae probably descend host to pupate amongst leaf litter.

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