Manduca contracta

Manduca contracta
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Manduca
Species:
M. contracta
Binomial name
Manduca contracta
(Butler, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Protoparce contracta Butler, 1875
  • Sphinx panaquire Berg, 1885
  • Protoparce lucetius argentina Clark, 1926
  • Protoparce lucetius exiguus Gehlen, 1942
  • Protoparce lucetius nubila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Manduca contracta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia, Argentina and is probably also present in Uruguay.[2]

The wingspan is 95–105 mm.

Adults have been recorded in February, March, April, May, July, November and December.

References

  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca contracta". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2009-11-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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