Manduca rustica

Rustic sphinx
File:Manduca rustica 2.jpg
Conservation status
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. rustica
Binomial name
Manduca rustica (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Sphinx rustica Fabricius, 1775 J. E. Smith, 1797 Clark, 1926 Cary, 1963 Protoparce rustica cubana Protoparce rustica auriflua Wood, 1915 Protoparce nigrita Gehlen, 1930 Gehlen, 1928 Phlegethontius rustica harterti Sphinx chionanthi Clark, 1926 Rothschild, 1894 Protoparce rustica calapagensis Protoparce postscripta Holland, 1889 Protoparce rustica dominicana Phlegethontius rustica cortesi

Manduca rustica, the rustic sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

Distribution

It is found in the southern parts of the United States (straying into the northern United States at times), southward through Mexico, Central America and South America to Uruguay.

Description

• Male Manduca rustica rustica, dorsal view
  Male Manduca rustica rustica, dorsal view
• Male Manduca rustica rustica, ventral view
  Male Manduca rustica rustica, ventral view

Biology

The larvae feed on a variety of plants including Jasminum, Bignonia and Chilopsis. Larvae have been recorded on plants from a variety of families, including Bignoniaceae, Oleaceae, Verbenaceae, Convolvulaceae and Lamiaceae. The species is widespread and adaptable, living in varied habitats from rainforests to deserts and thriving in urban and disturbed habitat. It can live on many types of native and exotic plants.

Subspecies

• Manduca rustica cortesi (Cary, 1963) (Mexico)
• Manduca rustica cubana (Wood, 1915) (Cuba, Jamaica)
• Manduca rustica calapagensis (Holland, 1889) (Galápagos Islands)
• Manduca rustica harterti (Rothschild, 1894) (Lesser Antilles, including Bonaire and St. Lucia)
• Manduca rustica rustica (Americas)

• Manduca rustica calapagensis, female, dorsal
  Manduca rustica calapagensis, female, dorsal
• Manduca rustica calapagensis, female, ventral
  Manduca rustica calapagensis, female, ventral
• Manduca rustica cubana dorsal MHNT
  Manduca rustica cubana dorsal MHNT
• Manduca rustica cubana ventral MHNT
  Manduca rustica cubana ventral MHNT
• Manduca rustica harterti, dorsal view
  Manduca rustica harterti, dorsal view
• Manduca rustica harterti, ventral view
  Manduca rustica harterti, ventral view

Gallery

• Female
  Female
• Variation
  Variation
• Larva
  Larva
• Adult
  Adult

External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Rustic sphinx Manduca rustica (Fabricius, 1775)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
• "Rustic sphinx". Featured Creatures. University of Florida.
• Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Manduca rustica (Fabricius 1775)". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
• "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-11-01.