Manduca lefeburii

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Manduca lefeburii
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Manduca lefeburii Male dorsal
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Manduca lefeburii 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. lefeburii
Binomial name
Manduca lefeburii
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lefeburiiGuérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Protoparce lefeburii bossardiGehlen, 1926

Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 89–110 mm. It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca , but a number of differences distinguish it from Manduca andicola , Manduca incisa and Manduca jasminearum , to which it most closely compares, particularly in its uniform forewing upperside with a conspicuous dark band.

Biology

There are at least two generations per year in Costa Rica with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to December. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded from October to December.

The larvae feed on Casearia arguta , Casearia sylvestris and Casearia corymbosa .

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