Oryba achemenides
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(Cramer, 1779) Sphinx

Oryba achemenides, Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
August 23, 2007, 71m, courtesy/copyright of Johan van't Bosch.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878 Genus: Oryba Walker, 1856 ........... Species: achemenides Cramer, 1779

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DISTRIBUTION:

Oryba achemenides, (wingspan: 100-120 mm, females larger than males), flies in
Surinam;
Venezuela: Barinas, Bolivar, Merida, Miranda, Tachira, Zulia at elevations from sea level to 1200m;
Belize: Stann Creek;
Guatemala; and
Costa Rica (generally in Central America to the Amazon region), including Mato Grosso State in Brazil. It is also reported from Bolivia: La Paz (750m), Santa Cruz.

In Greek mythology "Oryba" is one of the twelve cities which Alexander has taken from the Arabians.

I believe Perses Achéménides is the name of a famous Greek army.

Oryba achemenides male, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

FLIGHT TIMES:

There are probably several flights throughout the year. Johan van't Bosch reports them on the wing in Mato Grosso, Brazil, in August.

ECLOSION:

Larvae probably pupate in thin walled cocoons under leaf litter.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen.

Oryba achemenides female, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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