Ceratomia hoffmanni

Ceratomia hoffmanni
seer-a-TOHM-ee-uhmm hof-MAN-nye
Mooser, 1942

Ceratomia hoffmanni, Mecico, courtesy of Manuel Balcazar-Lara.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Ceratomia Harris, 1839 ...........
Species: hoffmanni Mooser, 1942

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DISTRIBUTION:

Ceratomia hoffmanni, (Wing span: ), flies in Mexico.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Ceratomia hoffmanni adults fly

ECLOSION:

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

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen. Adults, which fly at dusk, nectar at a variety of flowers.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on

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