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Manduca schausi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Manduca schausi being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Manduca florestan
- Cocytius duponchel
- Meganoton nyctiphanes
- Dolbina formosana
- Dolbina inexacta
- Tetrachroa edwardsi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Manduca
- Species
- Manduca schausi
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