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Manduca dilucida

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Manduca dilucida
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. dilucida
Binomial name
Manduca dilucida
Synonyms
  • Protoparce dilucida W.H. Edwards, 1887
  • Phlegethontius indistincta Rothschild, 1894

Manduca dilucida is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1887.

Distribution

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It is found from Mexico to Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and possibly across northern South America to Venezuela.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is 95–98 mm.

Biology

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Adults have been recorded in February and from April to October in Costa Rica. There are probably three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Annona reticulata, Annona holosericea, Sapranthus palanga, Amphilophilum paniculatum, Crescentia alata, Tabebuia ochracea, Cordia alliodora and Cornutia grandifolia.

References

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  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca dilucida". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. ^ Silkmoths Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
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