Biology:Manduca violaalba
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Short description: Species of moth
| Manduca violaalba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. violaalba
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca violaalba (B. P. Clark, 1922)[1]
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Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922.
Distribution
It is known from Brazil.[2]
Description
The length of the forewings is about 39 mm. It is a unique species in the genus Manduca because of its much darker forewings, also contrasted by its whitish hindwings.
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Female Dorsal side -
Female △ Ventral sides
References
- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca violaalba". sphingidae.myspecies.info. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1834. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035412/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mviolaalba.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/violaalba.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Wikidata ☰ Q1986133 entry
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