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Manduca ochus

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Manduca ochus
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. ochus
Binomial name
Manduca ochus
(Klug, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx ochus Klug, 1836
  • Macrosila instita Clemens, 1859
  • Protoparce ochus

Manduca ochus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1836.[1]

Distribution

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It is found in Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua to Venezuela and Ecuador.

Description

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The wingspan is about 12 centimetres (4.7 in).

Biology

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There are probably two or three generations per year, with adults on wing in nearly all months in Costa Rica.

The larvae probably feed on Solanaceae species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Manduca ochus (Klug, 1836)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2019.