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AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, October 2007 Updated as per http://biological-diversity.info/sphingidae.htm (Belize), November 2007 Updated as per Fauna Entomologica De Nicarauga, November 2007 Updated as per The Known Sphingidae of Costa Rica, November 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Jose Monzon (Guatemala); May 2009 Updated as per personal communication with Peter Bruce-Jones (Shima, Junin, Peru, June 12, 2010); February 4, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Andres Urbas (Kaw Mountains, French Guiana, March 31, April 1, 8, 2011); April 19, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Humberto Calero Mejia (PNNG, Isla Gorgona, Cauca, Colombia, June 3, 2011); October 12, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Jose Ramon Alvarez Corral (Bolivar, Venezuela) May 28, 2012; ongoing |
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Sphingoidea, Dyar, 1902 |
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I suspect there are populations in the other Central American countries.
In South America it is confirmed in
Colombia: Isla Gorgona;
Venezuela: (Bolivar (JRAC);
Suriname;
French Guiana: Kaw (AU);
Peru: Junin: Shima, probably throughout eastern Peru;
Ecuador: Orellana, probably throughout eastern Ecuador; and
Bolivia: La Paz, Santa Cruz. I suspect
it is also in Venezuela (now confirmed (JRAC)), Guyana, eastern Columbia and northwestern
Brazil.
Eumorpha phorbas Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Isla Gorgona, Cauca, Colombia,
June 3, 2011, courtesy of Humberto Calero Mejia from project:
Evaluación del estado actual de los objetos de
conservación faunísticos en Isla Gorgona:
una aproximación holística a la valoración ecológica de Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona.
Eumorpha phorbas Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Isla Gorgona, Cauca, Colombia,
June 3, 2011, courtesy of Humberto Calero Mejia from project:
Evaluación del estado actual de los objetos de
conservación faunísticos en Isla Gorgona:
una aproximación holística a la valoración ecológica de Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:Eumorpha phorbas broods continuously with adults on the wing every month of the year in Costa Rica and along the west coast of South America as far south as Bolivia. Andres Urbas confirms a March 31, April 1-8, 2011, flight near Kaw, French Guiana.Adults nectar at various flowers. Eumorpha phorbas larvae probably feed upon grapes (Vitaceae), dogbane (Apocynaceae), or evening primrose (Onagraceae) families. Eumorpha phorbas in resting pose, Yasuni, Ecuador, September 7, 2002 - 2:40 AM, courtesy of Steve Graser. |
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Eumorpha phorbas, near Kaw Mountains, French Guiana,
April 1, 2011, courtesy of Andres Urbas.
Eumorpha phorbas, near Kaw Mountains, French Guiana,
April 8, 2011, courtesy of Andres Urbas.
Vitaceae ....... | Vitaceae |
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