Manduca lefeburii

Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Manduca lefeburii
Manduca lefeburii Male dorsal
Manduca lefeburii Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Manduca
Species:
M. lefeburii
Binomial name
Manduca lefeburii
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lefeburii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Protoparce lefeburii bossardi Gehlen, 1926

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.

  • Female dorsal
  • Female ventral

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.

Subspecies
  • Manduca lefeburii lefeburii (Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil)
  • Manduca lefeburii bossardi (Gehlen, 1926) (Mexico)
  • Manduca lefeburii bossardi Dorsal
  • Manduca lefeburii bossardi Ventral
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References
  1. CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Archived 2012-07-23 at Archive.today
  2. Silkmoths


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