DISTRIBUTION:

Eumorpha vitis fuscatus flies in
St. Lucia, the specimen type locality, and in
Guadeloupe, and
Martinique. Marie-Galante, St-Bartholomew (Pinchon, Chalumeau, Delplanque), Les Saintes: Terre-de-Bas, St-Martin.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Eumorpha vitis fuscatus adults are on the wing from throughout the year except January. Peaks flights seem to be May-July. Tony James reports an October flight in southwestern St. Lucia.
Eumorpha vitis fuscatus larvae feed upon on Vitaceae (Vitis spp., Cissus spp.)

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.

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