Manduca armatipes

Manduca armatipes
Manduca armatipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. armatipes
Binomial name
Manduca armatipes
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce armatipes Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Manduca armatipes is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Argentina and [[Uruguay to Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is about 96 mm. It is similar in colour and pattern to Manduca lichenea, but the hindwing upperside is more extensively grey, with a patch posterior to the discal cell extending to the more proximal of the median dark bands. Furthermore, the transverse lines on the forewing upperside are more prominent.

Adults are on wing in November and February.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/armatipes.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-11-17. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/marmatip.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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