Updated as per personal communication with Ezequiel Bustos (Shilap revta. lepid. 43 (172) diciembre, 2015, 615-631 eISSN 2340-4078 ISSN 0300-5267), January 4, 2016

Neogene albescens
Clark, 1929

Neogene albescens male, northern Argentina,
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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Neogene Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ...........
Species: albescens B. P. Clark, 1929

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DISTRIBUTION:

Neogene albescens (Wing span: ) flies in
Argentina: Cordoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Salta.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Neogene albescens adults fly during the moths of January and October-November, usually at elevations from 250-800m.

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 probably nectar at a variety of flowers.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on

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