Manduca dilucida

Manduca dilucida is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1887.

Manduca dilucida
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. dilucida
Binomial name
Manduca dilucida
Synonyms
  • Protoparce dilucida W.H. Edwards, 1887
  • Phlegethontius indistincta Rothschild, 1894

Distribution

It is found from Mexico to Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and possibly across northern South America to Venezuela.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 95–98 mm.

Biology

Adults have been recorded in February and from April to October in Costa Rica. There are probably three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Annona reticulata, Annona holosericea, Sapranthus palanga, Amphilophilum paniculatum, Crescentia alata, Tabebuia ochracea, Cordia alliodora and Cornutia grandifolia. There are several colour morphs and five instars. The first instar is pale green with a black horn.

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