Manduca dalica | |
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Manduca dalica dalica, male dorsal | |
Manduca dalica dalica, male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. dalica
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Binomial name | |
Manduca dalica | |
Synonyms | |
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Manduca dalica is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is known from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica. [2]
The wingspan is 120–135 mm. The upperside is generally dark, with mottled white forewing bases, connected by a similar pattern across the posterior part of the thorax. There is a large, prominent, white discal spot and a whitish apical mark.
Adults have been recorded in February and from April to October in Costa Rica and in November in Brazil. There are probably three generations per year.