Manduca franciscae

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Manduca franciscae
Manduca franciscae MHNT CUT 2010 0 408, Guatopo national park Venezuela, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Manduca franciscae MHNT CUT 2010 0 408, Guatopo national park Venezuela, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. franciscae
Binomial name
Manduca franciscae
(B.P Clark, 1916) [1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce franciscaeClark, 1916

Manduca franciscae is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from Venezuela. [2]

Description

The length of the forewings is 42–47 mm for males and about 55 mm for females. It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca , but whiter than any other species in the genus with the exception of Manduca sexta leucoptera . The forewing underside is light brown, shading to white, the hindwing upperside is brown and the hindwing underside is white, except for the light brown antemedian and submarginal bands. Females are darker and more contrastingly patterned than males.

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References

  1. CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Silkmoths Archived 2011-09-06 at the Wayback Machine