Manduca albiplaga, the white-plaqued sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

White-plaqued sphinx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. albiplaga
Binomial name
Manduca albiplaga
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Macrosila albiplaga Walker, 1856
  • Sphinx trojanus Schaufuss, 1870
  • Sphinx valida Boisduval, 1875
  • Protoparce albiplaga exacta Gehlen, 1928

Distribution

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Its range is from Brazil to southern Mexico, although a stray has been recorded as far north as Kansas.

Description

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Its wingspan is 120–180 mm.

Biology

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The larvae feed on plants of the family Boraginaceae and some in the family Annonaceae including Rollinia deliciosa.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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