Manduca stuarti
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| Manduca stuarti | |
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| File:Manduca stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 460 Cochabamba Bolivia - Male dorsal.jpg | |
| Male dorsal | |
| File:Manduca stuarti MHNT CUT 2010 0 460 Cochabamba Bolivia - Male ventral.jpg | |
| Male ventral | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. stuarti
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca stuarti (Rothschild, 1896)[1]
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Manduca stuarti is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
Description
It can be distinguished from all other Manduca species by the pattern and structure. There is no lateral, yellow patch found on the abdomen underside, but there are intensely coloured patches present on the more distal segments.
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Female - Dorsal side
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Female - △ Ventral side
Biology
Adults have been recorded from October to December.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
