Manduca diffissa
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 66 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m male dorsal.jpg
| image_caption = Male, dorsal view
| image2 = Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 66 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m male ventral.jpg
| image2_caption = Male, ventral view
| taxon = Manduca diffissa
| authority = (Butler, 1871){{cite web|url=https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1716 |title=Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Manduca diffissa |publisher=sphingidae.myspecies.info |accessdate=2024-02-10}}
| synonyms =
- Sphinx diffissa Butler, 1871
- Protoparce diffissa ochracea Clark, 1927
- Protoparce diffissa mesosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
- Sphinx diffissa petuniae Boisduval, 1875
- Protoparce diffissa tropicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Protoparce diffissa zischkai Kernbach, 1952
}}
Manduca diffissa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is known from most of South America.{{cite web|url=http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdiffdif.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012000837/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/mdiffdif.htm |archivedate=2012-10-12 |url-status=dead |title=Silkmoths |publisher=Silkmoths.bizland.com |date=2007-10-31 |accessdate=2011-11-01 }}
Description
The wingspan is 100–105 mm.
Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 105 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m female dorsal.jpg|Female, dorsal view
Manduca diffissa tropicalis MHNT CUT 2010 0 105 Henri Pittier National Park 1100m female ventral.jpg|Female, ventral view
Biology
Adult moths have been recorded from July to August and from September to December.
Subspecies
- Manduca diffissa diffissa (Butler, 1871) (Argentina and Uruguay)
- Manduca diffissa mesosa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Argentina and Bolivia)
- Manduca diffissa petuniae (Boisduval, 1875) (south-eastern Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia)
- Manduca diffissa tropicalis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Guyana, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Nicaragua)
- Manduca diffissa zischkai (Kernbach, 1952) (Bolivia)
Manduca diffissa mesosa MHNT CUT 2010 462 - Iguazú Paraná Brazil - Male dorsal.jpg|Manduca diffissa mesosa♂
Manduca diffissa mesosa MHNT CUT 2010 462 - Iguazú Paraná Brazil - Male ventral.jpg|Manduca diffissa mesosa♂ △
Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Male dorsal.jpg|Manduca diffissa petuniae ♂
Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Male ventral.jpg|Manduca diffissa petuniae ♂ △
Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Female dorsal.jpg|Manduca diffissa petuniae ♀
Manduca diffissa petuniae MHNT CUT 2010 461 - Itatiayan Brazil - Female ventral.jpg|Manduca diffissa petuniae ♀ △
Manduca diffissa zischkai MHNT CUT 2010 0 461 - Cochabamba Bolivia - Male dorsal.jpg|Manduca diffissa zischkai ♂
Manduca diffissa zischkai MHNT CUT 2010 0 461 - Cochabamba Bolivia - Male ventral.jpg|Manduca diffissa zischkai ♂ △
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/diffissa.html |title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203025019/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Manduca/diffissa.html |archive-date=2012-12-03 |accessdate=2011-11-01}}
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Category:Sphingidae of South America
Category:Moths described in 1871
Category:Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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