Manduca corallina
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. corallina
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Binomial name | |
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Manduca corallina is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1883.[2]
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Venezuela.[3]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 104–110 mm.
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Biology
[edit]Adults are on wing year round.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Manduca corallina (Druce, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Oehlke, Bill (May 17, 2011). "Manduca corallina (Druce, 1881) Diludia". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2011.