Manduca ochus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. ochus
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca ochus (Klug, 1836)
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Manduca ochus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1836.[1]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua to Venezuela and Ecuador.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is about 12 centimetres (4.7 in).
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Male, dorsal view -
Male, ventral view
Biology
[edit]There are probably two or three generations per year, with adults on wing in nearly all months in Costa Rica.
The larvae probably feed on Solanaceae species.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Manduca ochus (Klug, 1836)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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