Manduca brasiliensis

Manduca brasiliensis
Manduca brasiliensis Dorsal
Manduca brasiliensis ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Manduca brasiliensis
(Jordan, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce brasiliensis Jordan, 1911

Manduca brasiliensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.[2]

It is similar to Manduca scutata. The primary differences are as follows: it is smaller; the sides of the thorax and upper portion of the head and front wing are more greyish; there are smaller black spots on the underbelly; the black discal patches on the upper portion of the front wing are shorter; there is a broader black median band on the upper portion of the hind wing; and the black lines on the lower side of the hind wing are more prominent.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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