DISTRIBUTION:

Eumorpha boivini (forewing length = approx. mm) flies in
Costa Rica: Limon: Guapiles, at elevations near 1300m.
It is also reported in Honduras, and I suspect it flies in Nicaragua

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Eumorpha boivini adults are on the wing in October. Possibly there are additional flight months.
Eumorpha boivini larvae probably feed upon Vitis.

Eumorpha boivini PT female, Monte Verde, Costa Rica,
courtesy of Jean Haxaire, via Creative Commons,
as per Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, Ian Kitching.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Pupae wiggle to surface just prior to eclosion. Females call at night, and males fly into the wind to pick up and track the pheromone plume.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are anticipated primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants. It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Vitis .......

Grape

The genus name "Eumorpha" means well-formed.

The species choice of "boivini" is honourific for Bouvin.

The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

The usual practice for names chosen to honour a contemporary, is to say the name, followed by "eye". This species name is to honour Boivin.

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