Manduca dilucida
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. dilucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca dilucida (W. H. Edwards, 1887)[1]
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Manduca dilucida is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1887.
Distribution[edit]
It is found from Mexico to Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and possibly across northern South America to Venezuela.[2]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 95–98 mm.
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Female dorsal view -
Female ventral view
Biology[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca dilucida". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ Silkmoths Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31.
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