Manduca armatipes by John Vriesi.

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

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DISTRIBUTION:

Manduca armatipes flies from Argentina (specimen type locality) to Bolivia: Tajira [Tarija] (1600m); and at Villa Montes (600m), Department of Tajira [Tarija]; and at Ipati (1000m); and at Valle Grande (2000-2400m), Department of Santa Cruz.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Manduca armatipes 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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