Manduca violaalba
| Manduca violaalba | |
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| Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Manduca |
| Species: | M. violaalba
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| Binomial name | |
| Manduca violaalba (B. P. Clark, 1922)[1]
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Manduca violaalba is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922.
Distribution[edit]
Description[edit]
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.
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Female Dorsal side -
Female △ Ventral sides
References[edit]
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca violaalba". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links[edit]
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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