Hemeroplanes ornatus

Hemeroplanes ornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Hemeroplanes
Species: H. ornatus
Binomial name
Hemeroplanes ornatus
Synonyms

Hemeroplanes ornatus is a species of sphinx moth native to Mexico through northern South America.[2]

Description

H. ornatus is mainly light brownish-gray with green, pink, and dark brown markings. In the fore wing cell, there is a short silver mark. There is a greenish-brown stripe running the length of the abdomen, with three yellow lateral stripes on the second, third, and fourth segments.[3]

Life cycle

The female releases pheromones to attract males. The caterpillar is green, camouflaged against its host plant Fischeria panamensis.[2][4] However, when disturbed, the caterpillar hangs from the vine with his prolegs and puffs up its head and thorax. The underside of its body is brown, and it has a pair of false eyes on the thorax, making it look like a small snake. It will move back and forth and strike at predators.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. 1 2 Bill Oehlke. "Hemeroplanes ornatus". Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Rothschild, Lionel Walter (1894). Novitates zoologicae (1 ed.). British Museum (Natural History). p. 74. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 Ricklefs, Robert E.; Miller, Gary Leon (2000). Ecology (4 ed.). New York, NY: W. H. Freeman and Company. p. 124. ISBN 0-7167-2829-X. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Evelin (2001). The Concise Book of Lying. New York, NY: Picador. p. 278. ISBN 0-312-42047-1. Retrieved 21 October 2010.


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