Manduca scutata

Manduca scutata
Manduca scutata male dorsal MHNT
Manduca scutata male ventral MHNT
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. scutata
Binomial name
Manduca scutata
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Protoparce scutata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Protoparce henrici Gehlen, 1926

Manduca scutata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Venezuela south to Bolivia and northern Argentina.

Description

The wingspan is about 95 mm.

Biology

Adults have been recorded in November.

References

  1. ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca scutata". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.