Manduca franciscae
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| Manduca franciscae | |
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| File:Manduca franciscae MHNT CUT 2010 0 408, Guatopo national park Venezuela, male dorsal.jpg | |
| Male dorsal | |
| File:Manduca franciscae MHNT CUT 2010 0 408, Guatopo national park Venezuela, male ventral.jpg | |
| Male ventral | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. franciscae
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca franciscae | |
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Manduca franciscae is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from Venezuela.[2]
Description
The length of the forewings is 42–47 mm for males and about 55 mm for females. It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca, but whiter than any other species in the genus with the exception of Manduca sexta leucoptera. The forewing underside is light brown, shading to white, the hindwing upperside is brown and the hindwing underside is white, except for the light brown antemedian and submarginal bands. Females are darker and more contrastingly patterned than males.
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Female dorsal
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Female ventral
References
- ↑ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Silkmoths Archived 2011-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
