DISTRIBUTION:

Copaxa mexcentralis (wingspan: males: 94mm; females: 104mmmm // forewing length: males: 50-53mm; females: 58-60mm) flies in
Mexico: Mexico: Ixtapan del Oro, 1800-1950m, collected by M. Maly.

Copaxa mexcentralis is placed in the Multifenestrata Group.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Copaxa corralesi larvae will probably feed upon avocado (Persea americana). The natrual host is unknown.

Most of the Copaxa brood continuously so I suspect corralesi would be on the wing every month of the year. Specimens have been confirmed on the wing in July and August.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Male Copaxa mexcentralis moths use highly developed antennae to locate females shortly after dark by tracking the airbourne pheromone plume. The female releases this scent into the night air via an organ extended from the tip of the abdomen.

Copaxa mexcentralis AT female, 104mm, Mexico, Mexico,
ESs, on my home computer only.

The species name "mexcentralis" is indicative of a specimen type locale in central Mexico.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae and hosrts are currently unknown.

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the anticiipated foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Persea americana.....

Avocado

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