Manduca albiplaga

White-plaqued sphinx
	Male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. albiplaga
Binomial name
	Manduca albiplaga; (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
	Macrosila albiplaga Walker, 1856; Sphinx trojanus Schaufuss, 1870; Sphinx valida Boisduval, 1875; Protoparce albiplaga exacta Gehlen, 1928;

Manduca albiplaga (white-plaqued sphinx) is a member of the family Sphingidae of moths. Its range is from Brazil to southern Mexico, although a stray has been recorded as far north as Kansas.

Its wingspan is 120 – 180 mm.

The larvae feed on plants of the Boraginaceae family and some in the Annonaceae family including Rollinia deliciosa.

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

External links

White-plagued sphinx Moths of North America Guide

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.