Manduca janira

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Manduca janira
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Male
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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 can be found in 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.

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