Manduca dilucida is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1887.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. dilucida
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Binomial name | |
Manduca dilucida (W. H. Edwards, 1887)[1]
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Distribution
editIt is found from Mexico to Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and possibly across northern South America to Venezuela.[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is 95–98 mm.
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Female dorsal view
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Female ventral view
Biology
editAdults 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
edit- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca dilucida". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ Silkmoths Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31.