Manduca stuarti

Manduca stuarti
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. stuarti
Binomial name
	Manduca stuarti; (Rothschild, 1896)
Synonyms
	Phlegethontius stuarti Rothschild, 1896;

Manduca stuarti is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Bolivia.^[2]

Description

It can be distinguished from all other Manduca species by the pattern and structure. There is no lateral, yellow patch found on the abdomen underside, but there are intensely coloured patches present on the more distal segments.

Female - Dorsal side
Female - △ Ventral side

Biology

Adults have been recorded from October to December.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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