Manduca diffissa
Species of moth
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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.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. diffissa |
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| Manduca diffissa | |
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Description
The wingspan is 100–105 mm.
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
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)
Manduca diffissa mesosa♂
Manduca diffissa mesosa♂ △
Manduca diffissa petuniae ♂
Manduca diffissa petuniae ♂ △
Manduca diffissa petuniae ♀
Manduca diffissa petuniae ♀ △
Manduca diffissa zischkai ♂
Manduca diffissa zischkai ♂ △
