Manduca rustica

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Sphinginae
Tribus: Sphingini
Genus: Manduca
Species: Manduca rustica
Name

Manduca rustica (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms

Sphinx rustica Fabricius, 1775 (original combination)
Sphinx chionanthi J.E. Smith, 1797
Protoparce nigrita Clark, 1926
Protoparce postscripta Clark, 1926
Protoparce rustica auriflua Gehlen, 1930
Phlegethontius rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894
Protoparce rustica calapagensis Holland, 1889
Phlegethontius rustica cortesi Cary, 1963
Protoparce rustica cubana Wood, 1915
Protoparce rustica dominicana Gehlen, 1928

References

Raymond, Theophile. 1982: Mariposas de Venezuela. Ediciones Corpoven, S.A. Caracas Venezuela. 296p.

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Sphinginae
Tribus: Sphingini
Genus: Manduca
Manduca rustica, the rustic sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[1]

Distribution

It is found in the southern parts of the United States (straying into the northern United States at times), southward through Mexico, Central America and South America to Uruguay.
Description

Biology

The larvae feed on Jasminum and Bignonia species and other plants of the families Verbenaceae, Convolvulaceae and Lamiaceae and Boraginaceae.

The species is widespread and adaptable, living in varied habitats from rainforests to deserts and thriving in urban and disturbed habitat. It can live on many types of native and exotic plants.[2]
Subspecies

Manduca rustica cortesi (Cary, 1963) (Mexico)
Manduca rustica cubana (Wood, 1915) (Cuba, Jamaica)
Manduca rustica calapagensis (Holland, 1889) (Galápagos Islands)
Manduca rustica harterti (Rothschild, 1894) (Lesser Antilles, including Bonaire and St. Lucia)
Manduca rustica rustica (Americas)
References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]

Manduca rustica. NatureServe. 2012.

External links
Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Rustic sphinx Manduca rustica (Fabricius, 1775)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
"Rustic sphinx". Featured Creatures. University of Florida.
Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Manduca rustica (Fabricius 1775)". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.