Manduca dalica
Manduca dalica dalica, male dorsal
Manduca dalica dalica, male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. dalica
Binomial name
Manduca dalica
(Kirby, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce dalica Kirby, 1877
  • Phlegethontius garleppi Rothschild, 1895
  • Protoparce dalica anthina Jordan, 1911

Manduca dalica is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica.[2]

Description

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.

Biology

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

  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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