Manduca contracta

Manduca contracta
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Manduca
Species:	M. contracta
Binomial name
	Manduca contracta; (Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
	Protoparce contracta Butler, 1875; Sphinx panaquire Berg, 1885; Protoparce lucetius argentina Clark, 1926; Protoparce lucetius exiguus Gehlen, 1942; Protoparce lucetius nubila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903;

Manduca contracta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia, Argentina and is probably also present in Uruguay.^[2]

The wingspan is 95–105 mm.

Adults have been recorded in February, March, April, May, July, November and December.

References

^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca contracta". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-11-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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