Manduca lefeburii | |
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Manduca lefeburii Male dorsal | |
Manduca lefeburii Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. lefeburii |
Binomial name | |
Manduca lefeburii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) | |
Synonyms | |
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Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.
Description
The wingspan is 89–110 mm.
Biology
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
- 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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