Manduca scutata

Manduca scutata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. scutata
Binomial name
Manduca scutata
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce scutata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Protoparce henrici Gehlen, 1926

Manduca scutata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Venezuela south to Bolivia and northern Argentina.[2]

The wingspan is about 95 mm. Adults have been recorded in November.

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