Manduca lefeburii
Species of moth
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Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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| Manduca lefeburii Male dorsal | |
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| Manduca lefeburii Male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. lefeburii |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca lefeburii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)[1] | |
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Distribution
Description
The wingspan is 89–110 mm.
Female dorsal
Female ventral
Biology
There are at least two generations per year in Costa Rica with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to December. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded from October to December.
The larvae feed on Casearia arguta, Casearia sylvestris and Casearia corymbosa.
Subspecies
- Manduca lefeburii lefeburii (Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil)
- Manduca lefeburii bossardi (Gehlen, 1926) (Mexico)
Manduca lefeburii bossardi Dorsal
Manduca lefeburii bossardi Ventral
