Manduca rustica cubana
(Wood, 1915)
Manduca rustica cubana Jamaica, courtesy of Matthew Barnes.
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Bill Oehlke.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus: Manduca Hubner, 1807 ...........
Species: rustica cubana Wood, 1915
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DISTRIBUTION:
Manduca rustica cubana flies in Cuba and Jamaica.
Manduca rustica cubana, Camaguey, Cuba,
June 2, 2015, courtesy of Douglas Fernandez at
http://www.butterfliesofcuba.com/bombicoidea.html
FLIGHT TIMES:
Manduca rustica cubana adults fly
in February-March, and probably in other months including June.
Manduca rustica cubana, Jamaica, February 28, 2007, courtesy of Aaron.
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 probably take nectar from flowers.
EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:
Larvae feed on ??
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