Manduca corumbensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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Manduca corumbensis Male dorsal | |
Manduca corumbensis Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. corumbensis
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Binomial name | |
Manduca corumbensis (B.P. Clark, 1920)[1]
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Distribution edit
Description edit
The length of the forewings is about 56 mm. The antennae are white and brown. The Head, thorax and abdomen uppersides are grey. The wings have both brown and white fringes. The forewing upperside is also mixed white and brown. The basal half of the forewing underside is dark brown, with lighter areas. The hindwing upperside is dirty white bordered by a brown band basally, but otherwise grey.
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Biology edit
Adults have been recorded in November and December in Bolivia.
References edit
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca corumbensis". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links edit
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2011-11-01. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.