Biology:Manduca schausi

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Short description: Species of moth

Manduca schausi
Sphinx moth (Manduca schausi).jpg
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification edit
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. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/schausi.html.  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. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012081751/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mschausi.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2469969 entry