DISTRIBUTION:

Eumorpha labruscae yupanqui flies in the Galapagos Islands.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Eumorpha labruscae yupanqui adults are on the wing in June.
Eumorpha labruscae yupanqui larvae feed upon Cissus sicyoides.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Pupae wiggle to surface just prior to eclosion. Females call at night, and males fly into the wind to pick up and track the pheromone plume.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants. It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

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