Xylophanes porcus porcus male courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839 Genus: Xylophanes Hubner [1819] ........... Species: porcus porcus Hubner, [1823]

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DISTRIBUTION:

Xylophanes porcus porcus moths (Wing span: 2 7/8 - 3 3/8 inches (7.3 - 7.9 cm)) fly in Florida and south to Guyana and Venezuela.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Xylophanes porcus porcus probably broods continuously in the tropics.

ECLOSION:

Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.

Xylophanes porcus porcus female courtesy of Dan Janzen.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen. Adults nectar at a variety of flowers including wild verbena and Asystasia gangetica beginning at dusk.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on Hamelia patens, Psychotria horizontalis, Psychotria pubescens, Psychotria microdon, Palicourea grandifolia,

Pupae are formed at surface level in leaf litter. Moths probably eclose within two to five weeks of pupation. Image courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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