Manduca afflicta bahamensis

Manduca afflicta bahamensis
man-DOO-kuhmm af-FLIK-ta mmba-ha-MEN-sis
(B. P. Clark, 1916) Protoparce

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Manduca Hubner, [1807] ...........
Species: afflicta bahamensis (B. P. clark, 1916)

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DISTRIBUTION:

Manduca afflicta bahamensis flies in the Bahamas (specimen type locality).

FLIGHT TIMES:

Manduca afflicta bahamensis adults fly

ECLOSION:

Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen. Adults take nectar from flowers.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

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