Manduca rustica (Fabricius, 1775)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Sphinginae → tribe Sphingini → genus Manduca → species Manduca rustica
Species name(s)
Manduca rustica (Fabricius, 1775) = Sphinx rustica Fabricius, 1775 = Sphinx chionanthi J. E. Smith, 1797 = auriflua (Gehlen, 1930) = Macrosila rustica = Protoparce rustica.
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Nearctic, Neotropic.

Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana
Migrate to the United States (Texas, Louisiana) and south to Argentina. Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Larva food plants
- Lippia alba, Aloysia wrightii (Verbenaceae), Ehretia anacua (Boraginaceae), Chionanthus virginicus, Jasminum species (Oleaceae), Chilopsis linearis, Bignonia species (Bignoniaceae) Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Subspecies Manduca rustica
- M. r. calapagensis (Holland, 1889).
- M. r. cortesi (Cary, 1963).
- M. r. cubana (Wood, 1915).
- M. r. dominicana Gehlen., 1928.
- M. r. harterii Rothschild, 1894.
- M. r. harterti (Rothschild, 1894).
- M. r. rustica.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Vasiliy Feoktistov. Text data: Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
References
- [85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
- Vasiliy Feoktistov, personal communication
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