Manduca violaalba
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Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. violaalba
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Binomial name | |
Manduca violaalba (B. P. Clark, 1922)[1]
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Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922.
Distribution[]
Description[]
The length of the forewings is about 39 mm. It is a unique species in the genus Manduca because of its much darker forewings, also contrasted by its whitish hindwings.
Female Dorsal side
Female △ Ventral sides
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Categories:
- Manduca
- Moths described in 1922
- Manduca stubs