Manduca janira

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Manduca janira
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. janira
Binomial name
Manduca janira
(Jordan, 1911) [1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce janiraJordan, 1911

Manduca janira is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-eastern Brazil. [2]

It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca , but a number of differences distinguish it from Manduca brasiliensis , to which it most closely compares, particularly in the more prominently variegated basal and apical areas of the wings and the hindwing upperside with grey bands tinted with yellow.

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References

  1. ↑ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Archived 2012-07-21 at archive.today PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Silkmoths


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