Manduca albiplaga

White-plaqued sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. albiplaga
Binomial name
	Manduca albiplaga; (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
	Macrosila albiplaga Walker, 1856; Sphinx trojanus Schaufuss, 1870; Sphinx valida Boisduval, 1875; Protoparce albiplaga exacta Gehlen, 1928;

Manduca albiplaga, the white-plaqued sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Distribution

Its range is from Brazil to southern Mexico, although a stray has been recorded as far north as Kansas.

Its wingspan is 120–180 mm.

The larvae feed on plants of the family Boraginaceae and some in the family Annonaceae including Rollinia deliciosa.

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"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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