Pachylia darceta

Pachylia darceta, Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
August 4, 2007, 71m, courtesy/copyright of Johan van't Bosch.

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: Pachylia Walker, 1856 ........... Species: darceta Druce, 1881

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

Pachylia darceta male courtesy of John Vriesi.

DISTRIBUTION:

Pachylia darceta flies in
Panama;
Costa Rica: San Jose, Cartago, etc.;
Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Tachira; and
Brazil;
and doubtless in many other South American countries.

Pachylia darceta, Costa-Rica, Tuis-Cartago, courtesy of Frederik Goussey.

FLIGHT TIMES:

There are probably several flights throughout the year. Johan van't Bosch reports an early August - September flight in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Pachylia darceta, Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
September 8, 2007, 71m, courtesy/copyright of Johan van't Bosch.

ECLOSION:

Larvae pupate in thin walled cocoons under leaf litter.

Pachylia darceta, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Costa Rica, April 16, 2008, courtesy of Kirby Wolfe.

SCENTING AND MATING:

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

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Return to U. S. A. Table
Return to Sphingidae Index
Return to Dilophonotini Tribe