Manduca violaalba

Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922.

Manduca violaalba
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. violaalba
Binomial name
Manduca violaalba
Synonyms
  • Protoparce violaalba Clark, 1922

Distribution

It is known from Brazil.[2]

Description

The length of the forewings is about 39 mm. It is a unique species in the genus Manduca because of its much darker forewings, also contrasted by its whitish hindwings.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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