Manduca undata

Manduca undata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. undata
Binomial name
Manduca undata
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chlaenogramma undata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Chlaenogramma obscura Clark, 1916
  • Chlaenogramma undata cinerea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Manduca undata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Argentina and Paraguay.[2]

The wingspan is about 100 mm. The head and thorax are pale olive. Both wings have greyish creamy buff or grey uppersides, shaded with brown and crossed by black lines and bands. The underside of both wings has a similar ground colour as the upperside, although the forewing underside is more shaded with brown.

Adults have been recorded in December and March.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.