Manduca corallina

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Manduca corallina
File:Manduca corallina MHNT CUT 2010 0 69 Catemaco Veracruz Mexico male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
File:Manduca corallina MHNT CUT 2010 0 69 Catemaco Veracruz Mexico male ventral.jpg
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. corallina
Binomial name
Manduca corallina
(H. Druce, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diludia corallina H. Druce, 1883

Manduca corallina is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1883.[2]

Distribution

It is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Venezuela.[3]

Description

The wingspan is 104–110 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing year round.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Manduca corallina (Druce, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. Oehlke, Bill (May 17, 2011). "Manduca corallina (Druce, 1881) Diludia". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2011.