Manduca trimacula
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Manduca trimacula MHNT CUT 2010 0 460 - Tingo Maria Peru - Male dorsal.jpg
| image_caption = Male dorsal
| image2 = Manduca trimacula MHNT CUT 2010 0 460 - Tingo Maria Peru - Male ventral.jpg
| image2_caption = Male ventral
| taxon = Manduca trimacula
| authority = (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903){{Cite web |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/trimacula.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730203156/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/trimacula.html |archive-date=2012-07-30 |access-date=2011-11-01 |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org}}{{PD-notice}}
| synonyms =
- Protoparce trimacula Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
}}
Manduca trimacula is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Colombia to Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mtrimacu.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012082104/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mtrimacu.htm|archivedate=2012-10-12|url-status=dead |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |date=2011-02-12 |accessdate=2011-11-01}}
The length of the forewings is 55–60 mm. The body and forewing uppersides are brownish-yellow, mottled with grey and tawny olive. There is a creamy white streak located above the eye. The abdomen underside is dirty white, with brown mesial spots. The underside of both wings is brownish-yellow, although darker brown distally. The hindwing upperside is blackish brown.
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Category:Moths described in 1903
Category:Sphingidae of South America
Category:Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Category:Taxa named by Karl Jordan
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