Swallowtail Moth (Urania fulgens) [Colipato Verde, Green Urania] Wing span: 2 7/8 - 3 1/4 inches (7.3 - 8.3 cm). Identification: This diurnal moth (Family Ufaniidae) resembles a swallowtail butterfly. It is black with irridescent green bars and narrow stripes across each wing. Life history: The female USUALLY lay clutches under the leaves of around 40-80 eggs. The capacity seems to be about 450 eggs in total. The hatch in four days. Flight: Massive migrations begin in July-early August that may be unsurpassed by any other insect in the Neurotropics. In some years these population of subsequent migrations have occurred more or less simultaneously (in the same week) from Mexico to Bolivia. in South Central America and goes unabated for as long as five months. Caterpillar hosts: Vine Omphalea diandra in the family Euphorbiaceae. Adult food: They like white "fluffy" flowers like those of the mimosoid legumes and the composite Eupatorium. Habitat: Tropical forest edges, cutover second growth. Range: Bolivia and Brazil north through tropical America to Texas. Strays to the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.