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Manduca afflicta afflicta Male Dorsal | |
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Manduca afflicta afflicta Male ventral | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Manduca |
Species: | M. afflicta
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Binomial name | |
Manduca afflicta | |
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Manduca afflicta is a moth of the family Sphingidae known from Cuba and the Bahamas.[2] It is similar to Manduca sexta. Adults feed on nectar from flowers. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cestrum diurnum, the day-blooming jessamine, a member of the family Solanaceae.
Subspecies
- M. a. afflicta (Cuba)
- M. a. bahamensis (B. P. Clark, 1916) (the Bahamas)
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01.