Manduca sesquiplex: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Manduca
Species
Manduca sesquiplex
Scientific Name
Manduca sesquiplex

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Manduca sesquiplex

Manduca sesquiplex is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

The wingspan is 119–120 mm. The ground colour of the body and wings is whitish smoky grey, while ssp. opima is more greenish. There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from September to November in Costa Rica. In Nicaragua, there appear to be at least three generations with records for May, July and September.

The larvae probably feed on Solanaceae species.

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Manduca sesquiplex
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Manduca sesquiplex
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Manduca sesquiplex
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Manduca sesquiplex
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