Manduca violaalba
Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922.
| Manduca violaalba | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. violaalba |
| Binomial name | |
| Manduca violaalba (B. P. Clark, 1922)[1] | |
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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.
Female Dorsal side
Female △ Ventral sides
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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