Hyles euphorbiarum female, Los Altos, Rio Ceballos, Cordoba, Argentina,
November 26, 2007, courtesy of Nigel Venters
As of October 2007, this list has been confirmed by the L.O.L.A. publication Hawkmoths of Argentina, More, Kitching and Cocucci, 2005.
Below the checklist for Cordoba are links to checklists for the other provinces.
Nigel Venters writes December 16, 2007, "Here is some
info on the species I caught in Cordoba Province. Actually the species
are really only just starting to emerge as the rains only started in
the last week I was there. Before that it was very hot and dry. When
I was there in Dec/Jan a couple of years ago, there were many more
species flying.
"All Data: Los Altos, Rio Ceballos, Cordoba Province, Argentina. 31
degrees 10 mins South, 64 Degrees 19 minutes 60 Seconds W. Altitude
729 meters.
"Callionima grisescens. 2M & 1 F, not common (19/11 to 21/11/07)
"As for the Hyles euphorbiarum larvae: Hostplants, the adult
laid extremely well on Fuchsia, (864 ova in all over 2 weeks). The
larvae hatch in around 5 days, and first instar larvae are
pale green, with a black horn and head. Under a glass you can see
they are very lightly dusted in black spots. The second instar are
completely black, with a single line of large golden yellow round
spots down the body along each shoulder (Typical position of Hyles
spots) I have them feeding on Fuchsia,
Plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Galium (G. aparine &
G. verum), and
Euphorbia mellifera."
Erinnyis ello. Common (11/11 to 10/12/07)
Eumorpha analis. 3M &3F, not common (8/12 to10/12/07)
Hyles euphorbiarum. 1F 26/11/07 (The only one I saw!)
Manduca rustica. 1M 8/12/07
Manduca diffissa. Very Common (11/11 to10/12/07)
Sphinx maura 2M &1F not common (19/11 to 10/12/07)
Xylopanes tersa common (11/11 to 10/12/07
Hyles lineata fifth instar, Cordoba, Argentina, courtesy of Nigel Venters.
Hyles lineata pupa (three views), Cordoba, Argentina, courtesy of Nigel Venters.
Hyles lineata female, Cordoba, Argentina, courtesy of Nigel Venters.
This page is dedicated to Nigel for his ongoing contributions (images and data) of the Sphingidae of Cordoba, Argentina.
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