Manduca schausi
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. schausi
Binomial name
Manduca schausi
(Clark, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce schausi Clark, 1919

Manduca schausi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is 114–138 mm. It is intermediate between Manduca lichenea and Manduca florestan, with a pattern that is similar to both. The body and forewings are grey with a green tinge, but the forewing upperside is darker. Adults are on wing nearly year round in Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Capsicum annuum and Lycopersicon esculentum.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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