Spotlight on rearing by
Vernon Antoine Brou Jr., 74320 Jack Loyd Road, Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420 email: [email protected]
Amphion floridensis B. P. Clark
Literature citedBrou, Vernon A. and C.D. Brou 1997. Distribution and phenologies of Louisiana Sphingidae. Jour. Lepid. Soc. 51:156-175.
a. adult Amphion floridensis , b. second instar, c .third instar,
d. fourth instar, e. fifth instar, f. sixth instar early, g sixth instar late
The common Louisiana sphingid
species Amphion floridensis B.P.
Clark is very easy to rear in desktop
containers. The common foodplants
grape and virginia creeper were
utilized in rearing the specimens
illustrated. Ova of floridensis are
difficult to obtain, as most females in
captivity expire without producing a
single egg. Larvae start out
translucent white with a purple tail
turning to light green in second instar,
then pinkish in third instar. then light
green in fourth instar, in fourth instar
pale light green with pinkish
markings, then in ultimate instar a
mottled yellowish ground color with
blackish markings in which the
yellowish color gradually turns to a
very dark brown color with pale
orange highlights. A. floridensis
usually has six annual broods in
Louisiana (Brou & Brou, 1997).
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