Aellopos gehleni

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878 Genus: Aellopos Hubner, [1819] ........... Species: gehleni Closs, 1922

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DISTRIBUTION:

Aellopos gehleni flies in Bolivia.

FLIGHT TIMES:

ECLOSION:

Adults eclose from pupae formed in shallow subterranean chambers.

SCENTING AND MATING:

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

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae probably feed on various species of the Rubiaceae (madder) family.

Caterpillars pupate in loose cocoons in shallow underground chambers.

Pupae are dark, smooth and shiny, and relatively thin considering the stout appearance of the moth.

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