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.
 Eumorpha intermedia female courtesy of Vernon A. Brou.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:Larvae pupate in shallow underground chambers.
The white, oblique side panels are greatly reduced on all abdominal segments except six and seven.
There are both green and red-brown forms.
Long white horn with black tip is not present for final instar.
Eumorpha intermedia third instar molting, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana,
courtesy of James P. Tuttle.
Eumorpha intermedia fourth instar, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana,
courtesy of James P. Tuttle.
Eumorpha intermedia fifth instar, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana,
courtesy of James P. Tuttle.
Larvae like to remain well hidden deep within tangle of vines.
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.
Ampelopsis arborea .......
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