Classification > Family
Sphingidae
> Subfamily
Sphinginae
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Sphingini
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Sphingina
> Genus
Manduca
Manduca albiplaga (Walker, 1856)
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
- Argentina
- Jujuy
- Misiones
Other distribution
- Macrosila albiplaga Walker, 1856
- Protoparce albiplaga exacta Gehlen, 1928
- Sphinx trojanus Schaufuss, 1870
- Sphinx valida Boisduval, [1875]
It is the largest species of the genus. It stands out for its large size and the white postdiscal areas on its forewings.
Caterpillar host plants: Annonaceae, Aquifoliaceae. Boraginaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Lamiaceae, Solanaceae.
- MORÉ M, KITCHING IJ, COCUCCI AA. 2014. Lepidoptera: Sphingidae. In: Roig-Junent S, Claps LE, Morrone JJ, eds. Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos. Tucumán, Argentina: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, cap. 4, pp 281–295.
- AGUADO JA, PENCO CF, NÚÑEZ BUSTOS E. 2021. Lepidoptera Argentina. Catálogo ilustrado y comentado de las mariposas de Argentina. Parte XV: Sphingidae
- KITCHING IJ. 2021. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/, [3 March 2021].
