Manduca bergarmatipes
Manduca bergarmatipes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Argentina and Uruguay.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. bergarmatipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca bergarmatipes (B.P. Clark, 1927)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 88 mm for males and 117 mm for females. It is similar to Manduca armatipes, but the abdomen is ash grey dorsally, the abdomen is white with two medial black spots ventrally, the forewing upperside is less heavily marked, the subbasal white spots are less prominent and the discal spot is smaller and less prominent. Furthermore, the forewing underside is less heavily marked with a smaller discal spot, the hindwing upperside is darker and the hindwing underside is black, with less prominent transverse lines.
Adults are on wing in November.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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