Xylophanes amadis stuarti
Xylophanes amadis stuarti
zail-AH-fan-eesmm
AM-uh-dismm
STOO-art-eye or
zye-LAH-fan-eesmmAM-uh-dismm
STOO-art-eye
(Rothschild, 1894) Theretra
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839
Genus: Xylophanes Hubner [1819] ...........
Species: amadis stuarti (Rothschild, 1894)
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DISTRIBUTION:
Xylophanes amadis stuarti moths
fly in Peru (specimen type locality).
Kitching and Cadiou 2000, equate this subspecies with
Xylophanes amadis amadis
The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is
merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
Jean Marie Cadiou writes, "When I say "Xylophanes" in English I
pronounce it something like "Zailophanees", with the emphasis on the
"o". The French pronounce it differently, something like
"Kzeelophaness" with no emphasis, and the Germans yet in a
different way..."
In Greek myth, Phanes is the golden winged Primordial Being who
was hatched from the shining Cosmic Egg that was the source of the
universe. He personifies light emerging from chaos.
"Xylo" is the Greek word for wood.
The specimen type for the genus
Xylophanes is Xylophanes anubus. Perhaps ? when Hubner
examined that species, the yellow-orange and brown tones of the
forewings suggested wings of wood.
The species name "amadis" means "love of God".
The subspecies name "stuarti" would be to honour a contemporary/collector or
friend named Stuart.
FLIGHT TIMES:
Xylophanes amadis stuarti adults fly????
ECLOSION:
Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.
SCENTING AND MATING:Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the
abdomen. Males come in to lights very readily, but females are seldom taken in that way.
EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:
Larvae probably feed on plants in
the Rubiaceae and Malvaceae families.
Moths emerge approximately one-two months after larvae pupate.
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