Manduca brontes cubensis
Manduca brontes cubensis
(Grote, 1865) Sphinx
Manduca brontes cubensis, 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: brontes cubensis (Grote, 1865)
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DISTRIBUTION:
Manduca brontes cubensis
flies in Cuba, Haiti, Peurto Rico, the Cayman Islands and Florida.
Kitching and Cadiou (2000) now recognize
Manduca brontes cubensis as a distinct subspecies of
Manduca brontes.
This subspecies is smaller than the nominate subspecies, and shows more contrast on the wings.
FLIGHT TIMES:
Manduca brontes cubensis adults probably fly from April to June.
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 probably feed on Tecoma, Fraxinus americana,
Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus platycarpa and Tecoma stans, with the latter now confirmed by Jean Haxaire.
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