''Manduca barnesi'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

Distribution

It is found from

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Description

The length of the forewings is about 60 mm. It is similar to '' Manduca franciscae'' and '' Manduca florestan'', but longer winged than the latter. The forewing upperside ground colour is white with no discal spot. The markings are generally faint. The forewing underside is unicolorous brown and the marginal black band is very narrow. The fringe is mostly white but brown at the veins. The hindwing upperside is black, but suffused with white toward the anal angle. The hindwing underside is brown, with the basal third heavily suffused with white. Manduca barnesi MHNT CUT 2010 0 351 Bombana, Chiapas, Mexico female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal Manduca barnesi MHNT CUT 2010 0 351 Bombana, Chiapas, Mexico female ventral.jpg, Female ventral

Biology

There are three generations per year in Costa Rica, with adults on wing in January, from May to July, and from September to November.

References

Manduca Moths described in 1919 Moths of Central America Taxa named by Benjamin Preston Clark {{Manduca-stub