Manduca contracta

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Manduca contracta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. contracta
Binomial name
Manduca contracta
(Butler, 1875) [1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce contractaButler, 1875
  • Sphinx panaquireBerg, 1885
  • Protoparce lucetius argentinaClark, 1926
  • Protoparce lucetius exiguusGehlen, 1942
  • Protoparce lucetius nubilaRothschild & Jordan, 1903

Manduca contracta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia, Argentina and is probably also present in Uruguay. [2]

The wingspan is 95–105 mm.

Adults have been recorded in February, March, April, May, July, November and December.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca contracta". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-11-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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