Great Emesis

Wing span:

Identification: The wings have dark brown markings that appear faint on the brown upperside and brighter on the light brown underside. The markings occur from the base to the postdiscal region, after which there is a broad dark brown band made up of lunule-like segments at the outer postdiscal region. The wings also have a row of submarginal dark brown spots at the termen.

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plantByrsonima crassifoliaCordia linneiCroton yucatanensisDendropanax arboreusHieronyma oblongaInga punctataMelicoccus bijugatusMyrcia splendensSpondias mombinTrema micranthaTrichilia trifoliaTrichospermum grewiifoliumZuelania guidoniaZygia longifolia (as reported by Warren et al., 2013 for E & W Mexico to Costa Rica)

Adult food:

Reported from: CEIBA Biological Centre (Region 4), Quonga (Region 7), Demerara River