Biology:Manduca albiplaga
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Short description: Species of moth
| White-plaqued sphinx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. albiplaga
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca albiplaga (Walker, 1856)[1]
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Manduca albiplaga, the white-plaqued sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Distribution
Its range is from Brazil to southern Mexico, although a stray has been recorded as far north as Kansas .
Description
Its wingspan is 120–180 mm.
Female
Female underside
Male
Male underside
Biology
The larvae feed on plants of the family Boraginaceae and some in the family Annonaceae including Rollinia deliciosa.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114104147/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/albiplaga.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- White-plagued sphinx Moths of North America
Wikidata ☰ Q143900 entry
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