Manduca rustica

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Rustic sphinx
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. rustica
Binomial name
Manduca rustica
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx rusticaFabricius, 1775
  • Sphinx chionanthiJ. E. Smith, 1797
  • Protoparce nigritaClark, 1926
  • Protoparce postscriptaClark, 1926
  • Protoparce rustica aurifluaGehlen, 1930
  • Phlegethontius rustica hartertiRothschild, 1894
  • Protoparce rustica calapagensisHolland, 1889
  • Phlegethontius rustica cortesiCary, 1963
  • Protoparce rustica cubanaWood, 1915
  • Protoparce rustica dominicanaGehlen, 1928

Manduca rustica, the rustic sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. [1]

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Distribution

It is found in the southern parts of the United States (straying into the northern United States at times), southward through Mexico, Central America and South America to Uruguay.

Description

Biology

The larvae feed on a variety of plants including Jasminum , Bignonia and Chilopsis . Larvae have been recorded on plants from a variety of families, including Bignoniaceae, Oleaceae, Verbenaceae, Convolvulaceae and Lamiaceae. [2]

The species is widespread and adaptable, living in varied habitats from rainforests to deserts and thriving in urban and disturbed habitat. It can live on many types of native and exotic plants. [3]


Subspecies

References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca rustica". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. "Manduca rustica". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  3. Manduca rustica. [ permanent dead link ]NatureServe. 2012.