Manduca dalica
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Manduca dalica dalica MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Guyane Française - Coralie PK3.973 - Male dorsal.jpg
| image_caption = Manduca dalica dalica, male dorsal
| image2 = Manduca dalica dalica MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Guyane Française - Coralie PK3.973 - Male ventral.jpg
| image2_caption = Manduca dalica dalica, male ventral
| taxon = Manduca dalica
| authority = (Kirby, 1877){{cite web|url=https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1712 |title=Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca dalica |publisher=sphingidae.myspecies.info |accessdate=2024-02-10}}
| synonyms =
- Protoparce dalica Kirby, 1877
- Phlegethontius garleppi Rothschild, 1895
- Protoparce dalica anthina Jordan, 1911
}}
Manduca dalica is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica.{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdalidal.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194028/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdalidal.htm |archivedate=2016-03-04 |url-status=live |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |accessdate=2011-11-01 }}
Description
The wingspan is 120–135 mm. The upperside is generally dark, with mottled white forewing bases, connected by a similar pattern across the posterior part of the thorax. There is a large, prominent, white discal spot and a whitish apical mark.
Manduca dalica dalica MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Guyane Française - Coralie PK3.973 - Female dorsal.jpg|Manduca dalica ♀
Manduca dalica dalica MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Guyane Française - Coralie PK3.973 - Female ventral.jpg|Manduca dalica ♀ △
Biology
Adults have been recorded in February and from April to October in Costa Rica and in November in Brazil. There are probably three generations per year.
Subspecies
- Manduca dalica dalica (Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica)
- Manduca dalica anthina (Jordan, 1911) (south-eastern Brazil)
Manduca dalica anthina MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Itatiaia Rio de Janeiro - Male dorsal.jpg|Manduca dalica anthina ♂
Manduca dalica anthina MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Itatiaia Rio de Janeiro - Male ventral.jpg|Manduca dalica anthina ♂ △
Manduca dalica anthina MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Itatiaia Rio de Janeiro - female dorsal.jpg|Manduca dalica anthina ♀
Manduca dalica anthina MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Itatiaia Rio de Janeiro - female ventral.jpg|Manduca dalica anthina ♀ △
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/dalica.html |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203041701/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/dalica.html |archive-date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2011-11-01}}
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Category:Moths described in 1877
Category:Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby
Category:Sphingidae of South America
Category:Moths of Central America
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