| White-plaqued Sphinx | |
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| Manduca albiplaga, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. albiplaga |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca albiplaga (Walker, 1856)[1] |
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The White-plaqued Sphinx (Manduca albiplaga) is a member of the Sphingidae family of moths. Its range is from Brazil to southern Mexico, although a stray has been recorded as far north as Kansas.
Its wingspan is 60-72 mm.
The larvae feed on plants of the Boraginaceae family and some in the Annonaceae family including Rollinia deliciosa.