Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Manduca manducoides | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Manduca Rank Species | |
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Manduca manducoides is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
It is can be distinguished from other species in the Manduca genus by the dark forewing upperside with few paler markings, the hindwing upperside with an extensive white basal area and the underside of the thorax and abdomen which are suffused with pink. There are three yellow side patches located on the abdomen. The underside of the wings is greyish brown.
Adults are on wing in August, September, October, November and December, although the peak flight seems to be September to October. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Annona coriacea.
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