Manduca diffissa

Manduca diffissa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is known from most of South America.[2]

Manduca diffissa
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. diffissa
Binomial name
Manduca diffissa
(Butler, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx diffissa Butler, 1871
  • Protoparce diffissa ochracea Clark, 1927
  • Protoparce diffissa mesosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
  • Sphinx diffissa petuniae Boisduval, 1875
  • Protoparce diffissa tropicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Protoparce diffissa zischkai Kernbach, 1952

Description

The wingspan is 100–105 mm.

  • Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view

Biology

Adult moths have been recorded from July to August and from September to December.

Subspecies
  • Manduca diffissa diffissa (Butler, 1871) (Argentina and Uruguay)
  • Manduca diffissa mesosa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Argentina and Bolivia)
  • Manduca diffissa petuniae (Boisduval, 1875) (south-eastern Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia)
  • Manduca diffissa tropicalis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Guyana, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Nicaragua)
  • Manduca diffissa zischkai (Kernbach, 1952) (Bolivia)
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References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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