Manduca diffissa

Manduca diffissa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is known from most of South America.[2]

Manduca diffissa
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
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

Description

The wingspan is 100–105 mm.

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  Female, dorsal view
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  Female, ventral view

Biology

Adult moths 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. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.