Manduca kuschei (Clark, 1920)

Extremely difficult to separate from Manduca dilucida except on genitalia. 39 mm. Similar to Manduca dilucida but separable by pattern. Forewing upperside more uniform in colour than Manduca dilucida, ground colour grey with darker grey and black markings (in Manduca dilucida, the ground colour is brown with sharply contrasting white markings). Forewing underside grey (brown in Manduca dilucida); lacking the white area of Manduca dilucida that extends from CuA2 to the inner margin. Hindwing upperside grey with darker grey and black markings. Hindwing underside grey, rather than the brown of Manduca dilucida. 46 mm. Apical tooth of aedeagus shorter than in Manduca dilucida, blunt rather than sharply acuminate.