Manduca corumbensis

Manduca corumbensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Manduca corumbensis
Manduca corumbensis Male dorsal
Manduca corumbensis Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. corumbensis
Binomial name
Manduca corumbensis
Synonyms
  • Chlaenogramma corumbensis Clark, 1920

Distribution

It is known from Bolivia and Brazil.[2]

Description

The length of the forewings is about 56 mm. The antennae are white and brown. The Head, thorax and abdomen uppersides are grey. The wings have both brown and white fringes. The forewing upperside is also mixed white and brown. The basal half of the forewing underside is dark brown, with lighter areas. The hindwing upperside is dirty white bordered by a brown band basally, but otherwise grey.

Biology

Adults have been recorded in November and December in Bolivia.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Public Domain 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. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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