Manduca afflicta

Manduca afflicta
Manduca afflicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. afflicta
Binomial name
Manduca afflicta
(Grote, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx afflicta Grote, 1865
  • Protoparce afflicta bahamensis Clark, 1916

Manduca afflcita is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Cuba and the Bahamas.[2]

It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers.

The Larvae have been recorded on feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the Day-blooming Jessamine, a member of the Solanaceae family.

Subspecies

  • Manduca afflicta afflicta (Cuba)
  • Manduca afflicta bahamensis (B. P. Clark, 1916) (the Bahamas)

References

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