Manduca dalica dalica male courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802] Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802 Genus: Manduca Hubner, [1807] ........... Species: dalica dalica (Kirby, 1877)

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DISTRIBUTION:

Manduca dalica dalica (Wingspan 120-135 mm, males smaller than females) flies in Peru, Bolivia (La Paz: Murillo, Río Zongo, 750m), Venezuela and Costa Rica: Alajuela, Lemon, Heredia, Guanacaste, San Jose.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Manduca dalica dalica adults have been taken in February and every month from April until October in Costa Rica. There are probably three broods annually.

ECLOSION:

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

Manduca dalica dalica female courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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

Moths emerge about one month after pupation. The larvae lies on its back, in typical Manduca fashion, while pupating.

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