Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Manduca ochus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Manduca Rank Species | |
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Similar Manduca corallina, Manduca pellenia, Manduca occulta, Manduca muscosa, Manduca hannibal | ||
Distribution
It is found in Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua to Venezuela and Ecuador.
Description
The wingspan is about 12 centimetres (4.7 in). It can be distinguished from other Manduca species by the forewing pattern of a tawny brown and the mottled charcoal costal area. The upperside of the head and thorax are tawny and orange, and there are two pairs of submarginal black dots and a row of marginal black spots on the upper side of the forewing.
Biology
There are probably two or three generations per year, with adults on wing in nearly all months in Costa Rica.
The larvae probably feed on Solanaceae species.
References
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