Manduca rustica

Rustic sphinx
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. rustica
Binomial name
Manduca rustica (Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx rustica Fabricius, 1775 Sphinx chionanthi J.E. Smith, 1797 Protoparce nigrita Clark, 1926 Protoparce postscripta Clark, 1926 Protoparce rustica auriflua Gehlen, 1930 Phlegethontius rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894 Protoparce rustica calapagensis Holland, 1889 Phlegethontius rustica cortesi Cary, 1963 Protoparce rustica cubana Wood, 1915 Protoparce rustica dominicana Gehlen, 1928

Manduca rustica (rustic sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found in the southern parts of the United States (straying into the northern United States at times), southward through Mexico, Central America and South America to Uruguay.

Description

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  Manduca rustica rustica dorsal MHNT
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  Manduca rustica rustica ventral MHNT

Biology

The larvae feed on Jasminum and Bignonia species and other plants of the Verbenaceae, Convolvulaceae and Lamiaceae and Boraginaceae families.

The species is widespread and adaptable, living in varied habitats from rainforests to deserts and thriving in urban and disturbed habitat. It can live on many types of native and exotic plants.^[2]

Subspecies

• Manduca rustica cortesi (Cary, 1963) (Mexico)
• Manduca rustica cubana (Wood, 1915) (Cuba, Jamaica)
• Manduca rustica galapagensis (Holland, 1889) (Galápagos Islands)
• Manduca rustica harterti (Rothschild, 1894) (Lesser Antilles, including Bonaire and St. Lucia)
• Manduca rustica rustica (Americas)

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  Manduca rustica harterti dorsal MHNT
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  Manduca rustica harterti ventral MHNT

Gallery

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  Female
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  Variation
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  Larva

References

External links

• Rustic Sphinx. Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Moths of North Dakota