Manduca andicola

Manduca andicola
	Dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. andicola
Binomial name
	Manduca andicola; (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
	Protoparce andicola Rothschild & Jordan, 1916; Protoparce andicola nigrescens (Closs, 1916);

Manduca andicola is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1916. It is found from Central America to Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina.[2]

It is similar to Manduca lefeburii, Manduca incisa and Manduca jasminearum in having a relatively uniform forewing upperside with a conspicuous, rather diffuse dark band running from about midway along the costa to the outer margin and incorporating the discal spot.

Adults fly as three generations in the subequatorial zone, with adults on wing from December to January, May to June and in October.

The larvae feed on plants in the family Annonaceae.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
"Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-06-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-06-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.