Manduca andicola

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Manduca andicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. andicola
Binomial name
Manduca andicola
Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Manduca andicola is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. M andicola flies from Peru to Ecuador and in Bolivia, while also in Central America and down to Argentina. Manduca andicola adults fly as three generations in the subequatorial zone December-January, May-June, and October. Females generally fly 12:20 - 2:30 am, with males flying from 1:00 - 3:30 am. Larvae feed on plants in the Annonaceae family.


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