Manduca trimacula

Manduca trimacula
Manduca trimacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. trimacula
Binomial name
Manduca trimacula
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce trimacula Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Manduca trimacula is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Colombia to Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 55-60 mm. The body and forewing uppersides are brownish-yellow, mottled with grey and tawny olive. There is a creamy white streak located above the eye. The abdomen underside is dirty white, with brown mesial spots. The underside of both wings is brownish-yellow, although darker brown distally. The hindwing upperside is blackish brown.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/trimacula.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-12. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mtrimacu.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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