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Manduca Florestan Variation Sjh
''Manduca'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. The genus is used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (''Manduca sexta'') and the tomato hornworm (''M. quinquemaculata'') in particular have been well studied.Kawahara, A. Y., et al. (2013)Evolution of ''Manduca sexta'' hornworms and relatives: Biogeographical analysis reveals an ancestral center of diversification in Central America.''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', in press. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807. Species Manduca afflicta afflicta MHNT CUT 2010 0 408 Arroyo Bermejo La Habana Cuba, male.jpg, '' Manduca afflicta'' Manduca albiplaga MHNT CUT 2010 0 275 Amapá Bresil female.jpg, '' Manduca albiplaga'' Manduca andicola MHNT CUT 2010 0 106 Tingo María, Huánuco male.jpg, '' Manduca andicola'' Manduca armatipes MHNT CUT 2010 0 260 Carolina (San Luis Province) Argentina male.jpg, '' Manduca armatipes'' Manduca barnesi MHNT CUT 2010 0 351 Bombana, C ...
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Manduca Brasiliensis
''Manduca brasiliensis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th .... Description It is similar to '' Manduca scutata''. The primary differences are as follows: it is smaller; the sides of the thorax and upper portion of the head and front wing are more greyish; there are smaller black spots on the underbelly; the black discal patches on the upper portion of the front wing are shorter; there is a broader black median band on the upper portion of the hind wing; and the black lines on the lower side of the hind wing are more prominent. Manduca brasiliensis MHNT CUT 2010 0 459 São Bento, Paraíba - Female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal Coll. MHNT Manduca brasiliensis MHNT CUT 20 ...
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Manduca Bergi
''Manduca bergi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Distribution It is found in Argentina and Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p .... Description The wingspan is about 83 mm. The body and wings are greyish creamy buff, dusted with brown and ochreous scales. The head and thorax are without markings, but there are small black lateral patches on the abdomen. The underside of both wings is slightly pinkish. The forewing underside is much more shaded with brown than the upperside. The hindwing upperside is blackish brown. Manduca bergi MHNT CUT 2010 0 413, Cochabamba, Bolivie, femelle dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal Manduca bergi MHNT CUT 2010 0 413, Cochabamba, Bolivie, femelle ventral.jpg, F ...
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Manduca Dalica
''Manduca dalica'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica. Description The wingspan is 120–135 mm. The upperside is generally dark, with mottled white forewing bases, connected by a similar pattern across the posterior part of the thorax. There is a large, prominent, white discal spot and a whitish apical mark. Manduca dalica dalica MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Guyane Française - Coralie PK3.973 - Female dorsal.jpg, ''Manduca dalica'' ♀ Manduca dalica dalica MHNT CUT 2010 0 456 Guyane Française - Coralie PK3.973 - Female ventral.jpg, ''Manduca dalica'' ♀ △ Biology Adults have been recorded in February and from April to October in Costa Rica and in November in Brazil. There are probably three generations per year. Subspecies *''Manduca dalica dalica'' (Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Costa Rica) *''Manduca dalica anthina'' (Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the ...
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Manduca Corumbensis
''Manduca corumbensis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Bolivia and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... Description The length of the forewings is about 56 mm. The antennae are white and brown. The Head, thorax and abdomen uppersides are grey. The wings have both brown and white fringes. The forewing upperside is also mixed white and brown. The basal half of the forewing underside is dark brown, with lighter areas. The hindwing upperside is dirty white bordered by a brown band basally, but otherwise grey. Manduca corumbensis MHNT CUT 2010 0 458 Ponte Funda - Vianópolis Goiás Brazil - Female dorsal.jpg, ''Manduca corumbensis'' ♀ Manduca corumbensis MHNT CUT 2010 0 458 Ponte Funda - Vianópolis Goiás Brazil - ...
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Manduca Corallina
''Manduca corallina'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1883. Distribution It is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Venezuela. Description The wingspan is 104–110 mm. The thorax (especially in the male) is less robust than the similar ''Manduca lichenea''. Furthermore, the wings are more elongate, but with a very similar pattern. Manduca corallina MHNT CUT 2010 0 457 Catemaco Veracruz Mexico female dorsal.jpg, ''Manduca corallina'' ♀ Manduca corallina MHNT CUT 2010 0 457 Catemaco Veracruz Mexico female ventral.jpg, ''Manduca corallina'' ♀ △ Biology Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on ''Cordia alliodora ''Cordia alliodora'' is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that is native to the American tropics. It is commonly known as Spanish elm, Ecuador laurel, cypre or salmwood. It can reach 35 m in height. Uses ''Cordia ...''. They ha ...
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Manduca Contracta
''Manduca contracta'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ..., Argentina and is probably also present in Uruguay. The wingspan is 95–105 mm. Adults have been recorded in February, March, April, May, July, November and December. References Manduca Moths described in 1875 {{Manduca-stub ...
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Manduca Clarki
''Manduca clarki'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1916. It is known from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The length of the forewings is 45–50 mm. It is similar in appearance to several other members of the genus '' Manduca'', but a number of differences distinguish it from ''Manduca scutata'', ''Manduca pellenia ''Manduca pellenia'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance fr ...'' and '' Manduca lucetius'', to which it most closely compares, particularly in its smaller size, the grey pale parts of the upperside of the thorax and wings and the less elongate forewing shape. There are at least two generations per year with adults on wing from November/December to January and again in July. References Manduca ...
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Manduca Caribbeus
''Manduca caribbeus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 80–85 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to June. References Manduca Moths described in 1952 {{Manduca-stub ...
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Manduca Brunalba
''Manduca brunalba'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p .... The wingspan is about 104 mm. References Manduca Moths described in 1929 {{Manduca-stub ...
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Manduca Brontes
''Manduca brontes'' is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is known from Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, the Dominican Republic and Suriname. Adults are on wing from April to June in Florida. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Tecoma'' species (including ''Tecoma stans''), ''Fraxinus americana'', ''Fraxinus excelsior'' and ''Fraxinus platycarpa''. Subspecies *''M. brontes brontes'' (Jamaica and Cuba, Greater Antilles and northern South America) *''M. brontes cubensis'' (Kitching and Cadiou, 2000) (Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands and Florida) *''M. brontes haitiensis'' ( B.P. Clark, 1916) (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) *''M. brontes pamphilius'' (Cramer Cramer may refer to: Businesses * Cramer brothers, 18th century publishers * Cramer Systems, a software company * Cramer & Co., a former musical-related business in London Other uses * Cramer (surname), including a list of peo ...
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