Manduca afflicta
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| Manduca afflicta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. afflicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca afflicta (Grote, 1865)[1] | |
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Manduca afflcita is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Cuba and the Bahamas.[2]
It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers.
The Larvae have been recorded on feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the Day-blooming Jessamine, a member of the Solanaceae family.
Subspecies
- Manduca afflicta afflicta (Cuba)
- Manduca afflicta bahamensis (B. P. Clark, 1916) (the Bahamas)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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