Manduca dilucida
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Manduca dilucida MHNT CUT 2010 0 274 Nuevo X-càn Quintana Roo Mexico male dorsal.jpg
| image_caption = Male dorsal
| image2 = Manduca dilucida MHNT CUT 2010 0 274 Nuevo X-càn Quintana Roo Mexico male ventral.jpg
| image2_caption = Male ventral
| taxon = Manduca dilucida
| authority = (W. H. Edwards, 1887){{cite web|url=https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1726 |title=Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca dilucida |publisher=sphingidae.myspecies.info |accessdate=2024-02-13}}
| synonyms =
- Protoparce dilucida W.H. Edwards, 1887
- Phlegethontius indistincta Rothschild, 1894
}}
Manduca dilucida is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Edwards in 1887.
Distribution
It is found from Mexico to Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica and possibly across northern South America to Venezuela.[http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdilucid.htm Silkmoths] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514071320/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdilucid.htm |date=2008-05-14 }}
Description
The wingspan is 95–98 mm.
Manduca dilucida MHNT CUT 2010 0 274 Nuevo X-càn Quintana Roo Mexico female.jpg|Female dorsal view
Manduca dilucida MHNT CUT 2010 0 274 Nuevo X-càn Quintana Roo Mexico female.jpg|Female ventral view
Biology
Adults have been recorded in February and from April to October in Costa Rica. There are probably three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Annona reticulata, Annona holosericea, Sapranthus palanga, Amphilophilum paniculatum, Crescentia alata, Tabebuia ochracea, Cordia alliodora and Cornutia grandifolia.
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/dilucida.html |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731154615/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/dilucida.html |archive-date=2012-07-31 |accessdate=}}
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Category:Moths described in 1887
Category:Moths of Central America
Category:Lepidoptera of Mexico
Category:Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
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