Manduca janira

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

Manduca janira is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from south-eastern Brazil.[2]

It is similar in appearance to several other members of the Manduca genus, but a number of differences distinguish it from Manduca brasiliensis, to which it most closely compares, particularly in the more prominently variegated basal and apical areas of the wings and the hindwing upperside with grey bands tinted with yellow.

References

  1. ^ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae
  2. ^ Silkmoths
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