Manduca vestalis

Manduca vestalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Brazil to Venezuela and probably north-western Bolivia.[2]

Manduca vestalis
Manduca vestalis male dorsal
Manduca vestalis male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. vestalis
Binomial name
Manduca vestalis
(Jordan, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce vestalis Jordan, 1917

Adults have been recorded in November.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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