Manduca bergi

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Manduca bergi
Manduca bergi MHNT CUT 2010 0 413 La Rioja Argentine male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Manduca bergi MHNT CUT 2010 0 413 La Rioja Argentine male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. bergi
Binomial name
Manduca bergi
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce bergiRothschild & Jordan, 1903

Manduca bergi is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

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Distribution

It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. [2]

Description

The wingspan is about 83 mm. The body and wings are greyish creamy buff, dusted with brown and ochreous scales. The head and thorax are without markings, but there are small black lateral patches on the abdomen. The underside of both wings is slightly pinkish. The forewing underside is much more shaded with brown than the upperside. The hindwing upperside is blackish brown.

Biology

Adults are on wing from January to February, in April, September and November.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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