DISTRIBUTION:

Amphonyx haxairei [(Wing span: ), males smaller than females)], flies in Cuba and Hispaniola.

The Cocytius genus was recently split because of significant genitalic differences amongst moths previously grouped under Cocytius.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Amphonyx haxairei adults nectar at flowers and probably brood continuously.

ECLOSION:

Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.

Amphonyx haxairei female, Cuba, courtesy of Tomas Melichar

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 Guatteria diospyroides, Annona purpurea, Annona reticulata, Xylopia frutescens and Custard apple (Annona glabra) and probably other members of the Annonaceae family.

Moths emerge from pupae in as few as 21 days from pupation.

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