Manduca violaalba

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

Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 39 mm. It is a unique species in the Manduca genus, in that it stands out from others because of its much darker forewings, also contrasted by its whitish underwings.

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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