Manduca diffissa

Manduca diffissa
Manduca diffissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species: M. diffissa
Binomial name
Manduca diffissa
(Butler, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx diffissa Butler, 1871
  • Protoparce diffissa ochracea Clark, 1927
  • Protoparce diffissa mesosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
  • Sphinx diffissa petuniae Boisduval, 1875
  • Protoparce diffissa tropicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Protoparce diffissa zischkai Kernbach, 1952

Manduca difissa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from most of South America.[2]

The wingspan is 100-105 mm. Adults 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)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/diffissa.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-10-31. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdiffdif.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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