Manduca afflicta

Manduca afflicta is a moth of the family Sphingidae known from Cuba and the Bahamas.[2] It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the day-blooming jessamine, a member of the family Solanaceae.

Manduca afflicta
Manduca afflicta afflicta Male Dorsal
Manduca afflicta afflicta Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. afflicta
Binomial name
Manduca afflicta
(Grote, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx afflicta Grote, 1865
  • Protoparce afflicta bahamensis Clark, 1916

Subspecies
  • M. a. afflicta (Cuba)
  • M. a. bahamensis (B. P. Clark, 1916) (the Bahamas)

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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