Manduca lefeburii
Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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Distribution
It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 89–110 mm. It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus Manduca, but a number of differences distinguish it from Manduca andicola, Manduca incisa and Manduca jasminearum, to which it most closely compares, particularly in its uniform forewing upperside with a conspicuous dark band.
Female dorsal
Female ventral
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)
Manduca lefeburii bossardi Dorsal
Manduca lefeburii bossardi Ventral
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