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Manduca lefeburii

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Manduca lefeburii
Manduca lefeburii Male dorsal
Manduca lefeburii Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. lefeburii
Binomial name
Manduca lefeburii
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lefeburii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Protoparce lefeburii bossardi Gehlen, 1926

Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

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It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is 89–110 mm.

Biology

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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

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  • Manduca lefeburii lefeburii (Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil)
  • Manduca lefeburii bossardi (Gehlen, 1926) (Mexico)

References

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