''Manduca boliviana'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) 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, bu ...

. It is known from

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

. The length of the forewings is about 44 mm. It is similar to ''

Manduca scutata ''Manduca scutata'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from Venezuela south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. Description The wingspan is about 95 mm. Manduca scutata MHNT CUT 2010 0 454 Chiriquí Province ...

'' and ''

Manduca brasiliensis ''Manduca brasiliensis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Para ...

'', but smaller, much lighter coloured and the forewings are shorter and more rounded than the latter. The forewing upperside ground colour is light grey and the forewing underside is light, with three strongly marked postmedian bands and a broad marginal band. The hindwing upperside has a white submarginal band and the hindwing underside postmedian band is narrower and more marked than in ''Manduca scutata'' and ''Manduca brasiliensis''.

References

Manduca Moths described in 1923 {{Manduca-stub