Manduca andicola

Manduca andicola
man-DOO-kuhmm an-di-KOH-la
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) Protoparce

Manduca andicola Peru, courtesy of Vladimir Izersky.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Manduca Hubner, [1807] ...........
Species: andicola (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)

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DISTRIBUTION:

Manduca andicola flies from Peru to Ecuador and in Bolivia (La Paz: Murillo, Río Zongo, 750m), also in Central America and down to Argentina.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Manduca andicola adults fly as three generations in the subequatorial zone:
1) December-January;
2) May-June;
3) October.

Females are generally on the wing from 12:20 - 2:30 am, with males flying from 1:00 - 3:30 am.

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:

Larvae feed on various plants in the Annonaceae family.

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