Manduca lichenea

Manduca lichenea is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1855.

Manduca lichenea
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. lichenea
Binomial name
Manduca lichenea
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lichenea Burmeister, 1855
  • Macrosila lichenea Walker, 1856
  • Manduca suavis Hodges, 1971
  • Chlaenogramma muscosa E. D. Jones, 1908
  • Diludia rufescens Butler, 1875

Distribution

It is known from south-eastern Brazil.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 94 mm.

  • Female dorsal
  • Female ventral
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References
  1. CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Archived 2012-07-21 at Archive.today
  2. Silkmoths


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