Biology:Manduca afflicta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Manduca afflicta | |
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| Manduca afflicta afflicta Male Dorsal | |
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| Manduca afflicta afflicta Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. afflicta
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca afflicta (Grote, 1865)[1]
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Manduca afflicta is a moth of the family Sphingidae known from Cuba and the Bahamas.[2] It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the day-blooming jessamine, a member of the family Solanaceae.
Subspecies
- M. a. afflicta (Cuba)
- M. a. bahamensis (B. P. Clark, 1916) (the Bahamas)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114090424/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/afflicta.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011155811/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mafflaff.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Wikidata ☰ Q2410493 entry
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