Manduca corumbensis
| Manduca corumbensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. corumbensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca corumbensis (B.P. Clark, 1920)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Manduca corumbensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia and Brazil.[2]
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.
Adults have been recorded in November and December in Bolivia.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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