Manduca dalica
| Manduca dalica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. dalica |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca dalica (Kirby, 1877)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Manduca dalica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica.[2]
The wingspan is 120–135 mm. The upperside is generally dark, with mottled white forewing bases, connected by a similar pattern across the posterior part of the thorax. There is a large, prominent, white discal spot and a whitish apical mark.
Adults have been recorded in February and from April to October in Costa Rica and in November in Brazil. There are probably three generations per year.
Subspecies
- Manduca dalica dalica (Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica)
- Manduca dalica anthina (Jordan, 1911) (south-eastern Brazil)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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