Manduca violaalba

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Manduca violaalba
Manduca violaalba MHNT CUT 2010 0 453 Santa Maria, Federal District Brazil male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Manduca violaalba MHNT CUT 2010 0 453 Santa Maria, Federal District Brazil male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. violaalba
Binomial name
Manduca violaalba
(B. P. Clark, 1922) [1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce violaalbaClark, 1922

Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922.

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Distribution

It is known from Brazil. [2]

Description

The length of the forewings is about 39 mm. It is a unique species in the genus Manduca because of its much darker forewings, also contrasted by its whitish hindwings.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca violaalba". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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