| Manduca scutata | |
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| Manduca scutata male dorsal MHNT | |
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| Manduca scutata male ventral MHNT | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. scutata |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca scutata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Manduca scutata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found from Venezuela south to Bolivia and northern Argentina.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 95 mm.
Female Dorsal side
Female △ Ventral side
Biology
Adults have been recorded in November.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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