Manduca diffissa

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Manduca diffissa
Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 66 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. diffissa
Binomial name
Manduca diffissa
(Butler, 1871) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx diffissaButler, 1871
  • Protoparce diffissa ochraceaClark, 1927
  • Protoparce diffissa mesosaRothschild & Jordan, 1916
  • Sphinx diffissa petuniaeBoisduval, 1875
  • Protoparce diffissa tropicalisRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Protoparce diffissa zischkaiKernbach, 1952

Manduca diffissa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is known from most of South America. [2]

Contents

Description

The wingspan is 100–105 mm.

Biology

Adult moths have been recorded from July to August and from September to December.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca diffissa". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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