DOLBA SCHAUSI

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Dolba Walker, 1856 ...........
Species: schausi B. P. Clark, 1917

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DISTRIBUTION:

Dolba schausi (Wing span: ], flies in Colombia.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Dolba schausi adults fly

ECLOSION:

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

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen. Adults nectar from deep-throated flowers including bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis), Petunia, jasmine, and mimosa.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on

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