Manduca brasiliensis

Manduca brasiliensis
Manduca brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Manduca brasiliensis
(Jordan, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce brasiliensis Jordan, 1911

Manduca brasiliensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.[2]

It is similar to Manduca scutata, but smaller, the sides of the thorax and upperside of the head and forewing are more greyish. Furthermore, there are smaller black spots on the abdomen underside, the black discal patches on the forewing upperside are shorter, there is a broader black median band on the hindwing upperside and the black lines on the hindwing underside are more distinct.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/brasiliensis.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mbrasili.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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