Manduca manducoides

Manduca manducoides is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Manduca manducoides
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. manducoides
Binomial name
Manduca manducoides
Synonyms
  • Phlegethontius manducoides Rothschild, 1895
  • Protoparce breyeri Köhler, 1924

Distribution

It is known from Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.[2]

Description

It is can be distinguished from other species in the genus Manduca by the dark forewing upperside with few paler markings, the hindwing upperside with an extensive white basal area and the underside of the thorax and abdomen which are suffused with pink. There are three yellow side patches located on the abdomen. The underside of the wings is greyish brown.

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Biology

Adults are on wing in August, September, October, November and December, although the peak flight seems to be September to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Annona coriacea.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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