Manduca trimacula

Manduca trimacula
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. trimacula
Binomial name
	Manduca trimacula; (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Synonyms
	Protoparce trimacula Rothschild & Jordan, 1903;

Manduca trimacula is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Colombia to Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 55–60 mm. The body and forewing uppersides are brownish-yellow, mottled with grey and tawny olive. There is a creamy white streak located above the eye. The abdomen underside is dirty white, with brown mesial spots. The underside of both wings is brownish-yellow, although darker brown distally. The hindwing upperside is blackish brown.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-11-01. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-11-01. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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