Biology:Manduca vestalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Manduca vestalis
Manduca vestalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 116 French Guiana Piste de Kaw PK37 male dorsal.jpg
Manduca vestalis male dorsal
Manduca vestalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 116 French Guiana Piste de Kaw PK37 male ventral.jpg
Manduca vestalis male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. vestalis
Binomial name
Manduca vestalis
Synonyms
  • Protoparce vestalis Jordan, 1917

Manduca vestalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Brazil to Venezuela and probably[ambiguous] north-western Bolivia.[1]

Adults have been recorded in November.

References

  1. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194312/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mvestali.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2664368 entry