Manduca corallina

Manduca corallina is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1883.[2] It is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Venezuela.[3]

Manduca corallina
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. corallina
Binomial name
Manduca corallina
(H. Druce, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diludia corallina H. Druce, 1883

The wingspan is 104–110 mm. The thorax (especially in the male) is less robust than the similar Manduca lichenea. Furthermore, the wings are more elongate, but with a very similar pattern.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Cordia alliodora. They have a very rough skin, two dorsal yellow stripes and side slashes on their green body.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Manduca corallina (Druce, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. Oehlke, Bill (May 17, 2011). "Manduca corallina (Druce, 1881) Diludia". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2011.


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