Manduca tucumana
| Manduca tucumana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. tucumana |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca tucumana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Manduca tucumana is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Argentina and Bolivia.[2]
The wingspan is about 108 mm. It is similar in appearance to several other members of the Manduca genus, but a number of differences distinguish it from Manduca pellenia and Manduca scutata, to which it most closely compares, particularly in its distinctly paler head, thorax and forewing and the almost white discal spot, pale lines and fringe on the forewing upperside. The abdomen underside is somewhat buffish.
Adults have been recorded in March and from November to December in Argentina indicating at least two generations.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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