Manduca albiplaga

Manduca albiplaga
	Manduca albiplaga
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family :	Swarmers (Sphingidae)
Subfamily :	Sphinginae
Genre :	Manduca
Type :	Manduca albiplaga
Scientific name
	Manduca albiplaga
	( Walker , 1856)

Manduca Albiplaga is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of moth (Sphingidae).

features

The moths have a fore wing length of 60 to 72 millimeters. They look very similar to Manduca rustica and also have dark brown-colored pairs of wings on which they have conspicuous white spots that distinguish the two species from the rest of the genus. Manduca albiplaga , however, is larger, has conspicuous white scaling on its head and a white band on the first abdominal segment .

The caterpillars have a black base color, which highlights the individual body segments well. The animals have a white back and wide yellow-colored on the sides spots which the black spiracles edge. This lively color makes the caterpillar unmistakable. The doll is so far blank.

Manduca albiplaga ♂
Manduca albiplaga ♂ △
Manduca albiplaga ♀
Manduca albiplaga ♀ △

Occurrence

The species is neotropically distributed. Their area extends from the south of Mexico to the south of Brazil . Further north in North America , it was caught only once near Ottawa County, Kansas .

Way of life

The caterpillars were in Brazil ( Pará ) on Kordien ( Cordia ), as well as species of the genus Rollinia from the family of annonaceous found.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .

literature

James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .

Web links

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[Tuttle-1] James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .