Manduca lucetius
TaxonManduca lucetius
Authority(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lucetius Cramer, 1780
  • Protoparce perplexa Rothschild & Jordan, 1910

Manduca lucetius is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Suriname, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.[2]

The larvae feed on Lycopersicon species (including Lycopersicon esculentum), Brugmansia arborea, Brunfelsia uniflora, Capsicum annuum and Solanum sisymbriifolium.

References

  1. ^ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae
  2. ^ Silkmoths