Biology:Manduca schausi
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. schausi
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca schausi (Clark, 1919)[1]
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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
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