DISTRIBUTION:

Xylophanes elara moths fly in
Paraguay: Guaira, Alto Parana, Caazapa (possibly Caaguazu and Itapua (WO??));
Surinam: ;
Venezuela: ;
Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Guarayos, Perseverancia; Ichilo, Buena Vista, (750m); and
Brazil.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Xylophanes elara adults fly in March-April and August in Bolivia.

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. Males come in to lights very readily, but females are seldom taken in that way.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae probably feed on members of the Rubiaceae or Malvaceae families.

Moths emerge approximately one-two months after larvae pupate.

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