Pachysphinx occidentalis regalis

Pachysphinx occidentalis regalis
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Pachysphinx Rothschild and Jordan, 1903
Species: occidentalis regalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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DISTRIBUTION:

Pachysphinx occidentalis regalis (Wing span: ), flies in Mexico

FLIGHT TIMES:

ECLOSION:

Little is known about the eclosions of the earth pupators, but many believe pupae wiggle toward the surface just prior to emergence.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Female Pachysphinx occidentalis regalis extend a scent gland from the posterior of the abdomen to lure in the night flying males whose large claspers are frequently wide open as they fly in to lights around midnight.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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