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Manduca scutata

Manduca scutata
Manduca scutata MHNT CUT 2010 0 69 Gigante (Huila) Colombia male dorsal.jpg
Manduca scutata male dorsal MHNT
Manduca scutata MHNT CUT 2010 0 69 Gigante (Huila) Colombia male ventral.jpg
Manduca scutata male ventral MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. scutata
Binomial name
Manduca scutata
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Protoparce scutata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Protoparce henrici Gehlen, 1926

Manduca scutata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Venezuela south to Bolivia and northern Argentina.

The wingspan is about 95 mm. Adults have been recorded in November.



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