Manduca ochus

Manduca ochus
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. ochus
Binomial name
Manduca ochus (Klug, 1836)
Synonyms
Sphinx ochus Klug, 1836 Macrosila instita Clemens, 1859 Protoparce ochus

Manduca ochus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1836.[1]

Distribution

It is found in Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua to Venezuela and Ecuador.

Description

The wingspan is about 12 centimetres (4.7 in).

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  Male, dorsal view
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  Male, ventral view

Biology

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

1. Savela, Markku. "Manduca ochus (Klug, 1836)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2019.