Appearance
The wingspan is 99–110 mm.Distribution
It is found from the mountains of southern Arizona, New Mexico, and the lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the rest of Central America south into South America at least to Paraguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and Suriname. they have also been spotted in N.S.W Australia.Behavior
There is one generation with adults on wing from late June to early August in the United States. In Bolivia, adults have been reported in March and again from October to December, while adults are on wing year round in Costa Rica. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including "Plumeria rubra" in Costa Rica.Food
The larvae feed on "Tecoma" and "Citharexylum" species, "Stachytarpheta frantzii", "Callicarpa acuminata", "Aegiphylla martinicensis", "Citharexylum costaricensis", "Tabebuia ochracea", "Callichlamys latifolia", "Cydista heterophylla", "Cydista diversifolia", "Crescentia alata", "Macfadyena unguis-cati", "Cordia panamensis", "Cordia alliodora" and "Chionentis panamensis". In Brazil, larvae have been reported on "Lantana camara", "Pyrostegia venusta" and "Vitex megapotamica".References:
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