Species info
Classification > Family Sphingidae > Subfamily Sphinginae > Tribe Sphingini > Subtribe Sphingina > Genus Manduca
Manduca armatipes  (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
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  • Argentina
    • Catamarca
    • Jujuy
    • La Rioja
    • Salta
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
 
Synonyms
  • Protoparce armatipes Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
Observations
The records cited for Uruguay would correspond to individuals from M. lichenea.
Host plants
Nectar plants: Pseudobombax argentinum (Malvaceae), Heterophyllaea pustullata (Rubiaceae) y Cestrum parqui (Solanaceae).
Links
References
  • AGUADO JA, PENCO CF, NÚÑEZ BUSTOS E. 2021. Lepidoptera Argentina. Catálogo ilustrado y comentado de las mariposas de Argentina. Parte XV: Sphingidae
  • JANZEN DH. 2021. Caterpillars, pupae, butterflies & moths. Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), northwestern Costa Rica. http://janzen.sas.penn.upenn.edu./index.html/, [22 March 2021]
  • KITCHING IJ. 2021. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/, [3 March 2021].
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