Biology:Manduca diffissa

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Short description: Species of moth

Manduca diffissa
Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 66 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 66 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m male ventral.jpg
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. diffissa
Binomial name
Manduca diffissa
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

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.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 100–105 mm.

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)

References

  1. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012000837/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdiffdif.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6748229 entry