Adhemarius daphne cubanus

Adhemarius daphne cubanus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1908) Amplypterus

Adhemarius daphne cubanus male, Cuba, courtesy of Tomas Melichar.

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Sphingoidea, Dyar, 1902
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Adhemarius, Oiticica, 1939
Species: gannascus cubanus, (Rothschild & Jordan, 1908)

MIDI MUSIC

"What.A.Wonderful.World"
copyright C. Odenkirk
MIDI CITY
ON.OFF
<bgsound src="world.mid" LOOP=FOREVER>

DISTRIBUTION:

Adhemarius daphne cubanus flies in Cuba.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adhemarius daphne cubanus probably produces at least two broods annually. Adhemarius daphne cubanus larvae probably feed upon ??

Adhemarius daphne cubanus female, Cuba, courtesy of Tomas Melichar.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants


Listed below are 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.

Return to Smerinthini Tribe

Return to Main Sphingidae Index

Use your browser "Back" button to return to the previous page.

This page is brought to you by Bill Oehlke and the WLSS. Pages are on space rented from Bizland. If you would like to become a "Patron of the Sphingidae Site", contact Bill.

Please send sightings/images to Bill. I will do my best to respond to requests for identification help.