Manduca bergi

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

Manduca bergi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is about 83 mm. The body and wings are greyish creamy buff, dusted with brown and ochreous scales. The head and thorax are without markings, but there are small black lateral patches on the abdomen. The underside of both wings is slightly pinkish. The forewing underside is much more shaded with brown than the upperside. The hindwing upperside is blackish brown.

Adults are on wing from January to February, in April, September and November.

References

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