Eumorpha strenua

Eumorpha strenua
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(Menetries, 1857) Chaerocampa [sic]

Eumorpha strenua, Dominican Republic, courtesy of Jean Haxaire

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Sphingoidea, Dyar, 1902
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Philampelini, Burmeister
Genus: Eumorpha, Hubner, [1807]
Species: strenua, (Menetries, 1857)

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DISTRIBUTION:

Eumorpha strenua (wingspan: approximately 105mm) flies in
Haiti;
Cuba; and the
Dominican Republic.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Eumorpha strenua adults are on the wing in May-June and probably in other months.

Eumorpha strenua larvae probably feed upon grapes.

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 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.

Vitaceae .......

Vitaceae

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