Manduca sexta leucoptera
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802
Genus:
Manduca
Hubner, 1807
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Species:
sexta leucoptera
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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DISTRIBUTION:
Manduca sexta leucoptera
flies in the Galapagos Islands (specimen type locality).
FLIGHT TIMES:
Manduca sexta leucoptera
adults have been taken in March-April and July.
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
Acnistus ellipticus, Nicotiana tabacum
and
Physalis pubescens
.
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