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Manduca lanuginosa

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Manduca lanuginosa
Female dorsal
Female ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. lanuginosa
Binomial name
Manduca lanuginosa
(H. Edwards, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Diludia lanuginosa Edwards, 1887
  • Pseudosphinx crocala Druce, 1894
  • Protoparce hoffmanni Clark, 1917
  • Protoparce crocala tepici Clark, 1926

Manduca lanuginosa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1887.[1] It is known from Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Venezuela.[2]

The wingspan is 86–104 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "Manduca lanuginosa (Edwards, 1887) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived July 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Oehlke, Bill (November 2007). "Manduca lanuginosa". World's Largest Saturniidae Site!. Retrieved December 7, 2019.