Hemeroplanes triptolemus

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Hemeroplanes triptolemus
Hemeroplanes triptolemus

Hemeroplanes triptolemus

Systematics
Superfamily : Bombycoidea
Family : Swarmers (Sphingidae)
Subfamily : Macroglossinae
Tribe : Dilophonotini
Genre : Hemeroplanes
Type : Hemeroplanes triptolemus
Scientific name
Hemeroplanes triptolemus
also
Calliomma triptolemus Walker, 1856
Madoryx triptolemus Boisduval, 1875
Sphinx triptolemus Cramer, 1779
( Cramer , 1779)
Bottom view

Hemeroplanes Triptolemus is a butterfly of the family of enthusiasts .

Distribution area of the swarm is Mexico , Ecuador and the east of Brazil .

butterfly

It feeds on nectar with a trunk . Both sexes live relatively long at 10 to 30 days. The female lures the male with pheromones and lays green transparent eggs.

Caterpillar

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The caterpillar feeds on Mesechites trifida, an evergreen woody climber. The caterpillar of Hemeroplanes triptolemus is dull green (young caterpillar) and brown (older caterpillar) and is able to enlarge the lower body segment so that it looks like a snake's head , including eye spots and reflections. It only imitates the front part of a snake as its body length is insufficient for more. This is a form of mimicry to predators to chase. The pupa is glossy black and the stage lasts three weeks.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae . Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ Taxonomy | Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved October 14, 2017 (English).
  3. ↑ Silkmoths . Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Sarah Griffiths, The best disssssguise: Caterpillar looks and even acts like a snake to scare off predators , Daily Mail , 11:18 GMT, May 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ A caterpillar imitates a snake to frighten its enemies. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Real caterpillar or fake snake? ( yahoo.com [accessed October 2, 2017]).

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