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Manduca lucetius

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Species of moth

Manduca lucetius
Manduca lucetius Dorsal
Manduca lucetius Ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. lucetius
Binomial name
Manduca lucetius
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lucetius Cramer, 1780
  • Protoparce perplexa Rothschild & Jordan, 1910

Manduca lucetius is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Suriname, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.

The larvae feed on Lycopersicon species (including Lycopersicon esculentum), Brugmansia arborea, Brunfelsia uniflora, Capsicum annuum and Solanum sisymbriifolium.

References

  1. CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae
  2. Silkmoths
Taxon identifiers
Manduca lucetius

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